luteolin

[ loo-tee-uh-lin ]
/ ˈlu ti ə lɪn /

noun Chemistry.

a yellow coloring substance, C15H10O6, obtained from the weed Reseda luteola: used in dyeing silk and, formerly, in medicine.

Origin of luteolin

1835–45; < New Latin ( Reseda) luteol(a), special use of feminine of Latin lūteolus yellowish (diminutive of lūteus yellow; see luteous) + -in2

Words nearby luteolin

luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor, lutembacher's syndrome, lutenist, luteo-, luteohormone, luteolin, luteolysis, luteoma, luteoplacental shift, luteotrophin, luteotropic

British Dictionary definitions for luteolin

luteolin
/ (ˈluːtɪəlɪn) /

noun

a yellow crystalline compound found, in the form of its glycoside, in many plants. Formula: C 15 H 10 O 6

Word Origin for luteolin

C19: via French from New Latin reseda lūteola, dyer's rocket, from which this substance is obtained; lūteola from Latin lūteus yellow