silymarin

English

Etymology

From Silybum marianum + -in.

Noun

silymarin (countable and uncountable, plural silymarins)

  1. (biochemistry) A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.
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