noun
BiochemistryA compound found in the husks of walnuts (and many other parts of the walnut tree), used as a dye and colourant and for its herbicidal and antimicrobial properties.
Chemical formula: C₁₀H₆O₃
Origin
Late 19th century from German Juglon, from Latin iuglans ‘walnut’, + -one.
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