santonin

[See def.] Per (See Chem.: C15H1803. Santonic acid. The active constituent of the blo oms and seeds of Artemisia santonica, discovered by Kahler in 1830. It crystallizes in lustrous six-sided flat prisms, which melt at 168°-170°; insoluble in water, very soluble in alcohol and ether. Much esteemed as an anthelmintic. săn-ton-ol, s . [Eng.santon( in ); -ol.] Chem.: C15H18O. Obtained by heating a mixture of santonin and zinc-dust in a current of hydrogen. It crystallizes in colorle needles, which melt at 135°. Săn-to-rî-ni, s. [See compound.] Sant or in i's cartilages, s . pl . Anat .: Two small, yellowish, conical cartilaginous nodules, articulated with the tips of the arytenoid cartilages. Named from their discoverer, G. B. Sant or in i, an Italian anatomist (1681-1736). sa-ō, s. [Etym. not known.] Hyalinœcia tub i cola, a European marine annelid. saôu-a-ri, s. [Guiana name.] Bot. & Comm.: The wood of Caryocar nuciferum and C. to men to sum. Called also Suwarrow. [CARYOCAR.]