The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cetrarin
Cetrarin \Cet"ra*rin\, n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.) A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss ( Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter substance.
Wiktionary
cetrarin
n. (context organic compound English) A white substance extracted from Iceland moss, one of whose ingredients is cetraric acid.
Usage examples of "cetrarin".
It also contains a little sugar, fumaric acid, oxalic acid, about 3 per cent of cetrarin and 1 per cent of licheno-stearic acid.