phillyrin Chem.
(ˈfɪlɪrɪn)
[f. prec. + -in1.]
A white crystallizable bitter substance (C27H34O11) obtained from the bark of Phillyrea latifolia.
| 1858 Penny Cycl. 2nd Suppl. 135/1 Phillyrine is a non-azotised compound, crystallising in silver scales and of a bitter taste. 1862 Miller Elem. Chem. (ed. 2) III. 568 Phillyrin..when submitted to lactic fermentation yields phillygenin and sugar, phillygenin containing the elements of 3 atoms of saligenin. |