Onocerin

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

  Onocerin \On`o*ce"rin\, n. [NL. Ononis, the generic name of the
     plant + L. cera wax.] (Chem.)
     A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of
     the leguminous plant {Ononis spinosa}.
     [1913 Webster]