Imperatörin, s

[Lat., ., imperator ( ia ); -in ( Chem.).] Chem.: C12H12O3. Peucedanin. A neutral substance destitute of taste and smell, obtained from the root of the masterwort by digesting it in boiling alcohol and purifying, by means of ether, from a brown resinous body with which it is contaminated. It crystallizes in tufts of colorle , transparent prisms, which melt at 75° without lo of weight. It is insoluble in water, partly soluble in boiling alcohol, but very soluble in ether. The alcoholic solution of imperator in has a burning aromatic taste, and produces a sensation of scratching in the throat. *im-per-a-tör-I-ous, a . [Lat. imperator i us .] Befitting an emperor; imperial. *Im-per-a-tor-, *im-per-a-tor-ie, a . [Latin imperator i us .] Pertaining to or containing power, command, or authority. "[1] will impart To thee the mightie imperatorie art."