artemisinin (English, noun)
expansion: artemisinin (countable and uncountable, plural artemisinins)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
medicine
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone - C₁₅H₂₂O₅.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: artemisinins
tags: plural