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Emodin

Em′o-din

,
Noun.
(Chem.)
An orange-red crystalline substance,
C15H10O5
, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; – so called from a species of rhubarb (
Rheum emodei
).

Definition 2024


emodin

emodin

English

Structure diagram of emodin

Noun

emodin (countable and uncountable, plural emodins)

  1. (organic chemistry) A purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, obtained from some rhubarbs and other plants.

Derived terms

  • dihydroemodin

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