hypericin
/haɪˈperɪsɪn/noun
mass noun
1- a substance found in St John's wort, credited with chemical and pharmacological properties similar to those of antidepressants金丝桃素, 金丝桃蒽酮。
1.1
- A polycyclic quinone; chem. formula: C30H14O8.一种多环苯醌; 化学分子式: C30H14O8.
词源
early 20th cent.: from HYPERICUM+-IN1 .