Baptisin

/ˈbæptɪsɪn/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound or alkaloid found in baptisia plants, possibly having medicinal or dyeing properties.

Etymology

From baptisia combined with the suffix '-in' (used to name chemical compounds); relatively specialized botanical or chemical term.

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Many plant-derived '-in' compounds like baptisin turned out to be pharmaceutically interesting, spurring entire research fields into traditional plant medicine.

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