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Definition of helleboretin in English:

helleboretin

Pronunciation /hɛlɪˈbɔːrɪtɪn/

noun

Chemistry

  • A toxic alkaloid which is the aglycone of helleborein.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From German Helleboretin from Helleborein with insertion of -t-, after -etin.