emodin

noun em·o·din \ˈe-mə-dən\

Definition of EMODIN

: an orange crystalline phenolic compound C₁₅H₁₀O₅ that is obtained from plants (as rhubarb and cascara buckthorn) and is used as a laxative

International Scientific Vocabulary emodi- (from New Latin Rheum emodi, species of rhubarb) + ¹-in

First Known Use: 1858

Medical Dictionary

noun em·o·din \ˈem-ə-dən\

: an orange crystalline phenolic compound C₁₅H₁₀O₅ that is obtained from plants (as rhubarb and cascara buckthorn) and is used as a laxative

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