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- noun (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
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- noun organic chemistry A
glucoside extracted fromrhubarb as a bitter, yellow,crystalline powder , yielding chrysophanic acid ondecomposition .
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