Anchietin

/ˌæŋ.kiˈeɪ.tɪn/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound or alkaloid derived from plants of the anchietea genus.

Etymology

From 'anchietea' (the plant genus) + the suffix '-in,' which is commonly used in chemistry to denote chemical compounds or alkaloids extracted from plants.

Kelly Says

Anchietin is basically the active chemical that scientists isolated from anchietea plants—it's how plants become medicine!

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