ˈphrenosin Chem.
[f. Gr. ϕρήν, ϕρεν- mind + -ose + -in1 (after myosin).]
A substance (C34H67NO8) obtained from the brain.
| 1878 Kingzett Anim. Chem. xv. 305 To the first of these Thudichum reserves the name of cerebrine, the second he terms phrenosine, and the third kerasine. |