Gentiopikrin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gentiopikrin \Gen`ti*o*pi"krin\, n. [Gentian + Gr. ? bitter.]
     (Chem.)
     A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a
     glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.
     [1913 Webster]