Emodin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, obtained from some rhubarbs and other plants. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Rheum emodi ("Himalayan rhubarb) (possibly = Rheum australe) + -in.