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Etymology

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From Latin absinthium + -in.

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌsɪn.θɪn/
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Noun

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absinthin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C15H20O4[1]

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6