physalin Chem.
(ˈfaɪsəlɪn)
[f. mod.L. Phȳsalis (ad. Gr. ϕῡσαλλίς bladder) + -in1.]
A yellow bitter amorphous substance (C14H6O5), the active principle of the winter cherry, Physalis Alkekengi.
| 1863 N. Syd. Soc. Year-bk. Med. 457 All parts of the plant [Physalis Alkekengi] possess a strong bitter taste which is probably due to a crystalline principle, named physaline. 1866 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 634. |