What does "bergamottin" mean?

Any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals.

Bergamottin

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Noun

1
Any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From bergamot + -in.

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