phillygenin Chem.
(fɪˈlɪdʒɪnɪn)
[f. phillyrin with ending of saligenin.]
A resinous crystallizable substance (C21H24O6), polymeric with saligenin, obtained from phillyrin by boiling with hydrochloric acid, or by lactic fermentation.
| 1862 [see phillyrin]. |