Alantolactone

/ˌæl.ən.toʊˈlæk.toʊn/ noun

A chemical compound found in elecampane plant roots that has been used in traditional medicine and has antimicrobial properties.

From alant (a variant name for elecampane plant) combined with lactone (a type of organic chemical ring structure). The word combines botanical naming with chemistry terminology.

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