ligustrin

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ligustrin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ligustrin \Li*gus"trin\ (l[-i]*g[u^]s"tr[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
     A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet
     (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline
     substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also
     ligustron.
     [1913 Webster]