malabaricane

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “-ane suffix?”) Isolated from the tree Ailanthus malabarica, now known as Ailanthus triphysa.

Noun

malabaricane (countable and uncountable, plural malabaricanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A particular triterpene that is the basis of many natural products

Derived terms

• isomalabaricane
• malabaricone

Anagrams

• Arabian camel