citrin

[ si-trin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. bioflavonoid.

citrin

/ ˈsɪtrɪn /

noun

1. another name for vitamin P

Word History and Origins

Origin of citrin¹

1935–40; < German Citrin; citrus, -in ²

Example Sentences

P. corky, plane, base gibbous, scabrid, zoned and radiately rugulose, yellow then dingy; g. thin, distant, forked, anastomosing behind, citrin then umber.

From Project Gutenberg

P. plane or depr. even, yellow brown then paler; g. citrin; s. bay towards fusiform rooting base, with a purplish tomentose ring.

From Project Gutenberg