luteolin

[ loo-tee-uh-lin ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a yellow coloring substance, C 15 H 10 O 6 , obtained from the weed Reseda luteola: used in dyeing silk and, formerly, in medicine.

luteolin

/ ˈluːtɪəlɪn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of luteolin¹

1835–45; < New Latin ( Reseda ) luteol ( a ), special use of feminine of Latin lūteolus yellowish (diminutive of lūteus yellow; luteous ) + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of luteolin¹

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