limonin
English
editEtymology
editFrom a putative combinative form of lemon + -in. (See also Old French lymon (“citrus”), Italian limone (“lemon”), both from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).) Compare limonoid, limonene.
Noun
editlimonin (usually uncountable, plural limonins)
- (organic chemistry) A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.