Definition
A yellow pigment or compound found in gentian plants, particularly in the roots and flowers.
Etymology
From gentian plus the suffix -in (common in naming plant pigments and compounds). This chemical term emerged as botanists cataloged the various colored compounds in these striking plants.
Kelly Says
The name 'gentisin' reflects the plant's Latin name gentiana, which may honor King Gentius of ancient Illyria who supposedly discovered its medicinal powers around 500 BCE. It's a perfect example of how discovery and naming are often blended into language.
Translations
ARالعربية
جينتيسين
dʒiːn-tɪ-siːn
BNবাংলা
জেন্টিসিন
jen-tee-sin
CACatalà
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
CSČeština
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
DADansk
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
DEDeutsch
Gentisin
gen-tee-sin
ELΕλληνικά
γεντίσιν
ye-n-tee-sin
ESEspañol
gentisina
hen-tee-see-nah
FAفارسی
جنتیسین
dʒɛn-ti-sin
FISuomi
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
FRFrançais
gentisine
ʒɑ̃-ti-zeen
GUGU
જેન્ટિસિન
dʒɛn-tee-sin
HAHA
dʒɛn-ti-sin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
HEעברית
גנטיסין
gen-tee-sin
HIहिन्दी
जन्तिसिन
jan-tee-sin
HUMagyar
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
IDBahasa Indonesia
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
IGIG
dʒɛn-ti-sin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
ITItaliano
gentisina
dʒɛn-tee-zee-na
JA日本語
ジェンティシン
jen-ti-shin
KKKK
дʒɛнтісiн
dʒɛn-tee-sin
KMKM
ជេនធីស៊ីន
dʒɛn-tee-sin
MRMR
जेंटिसिन
dʒɛn-tee-sin
MSBahasa Melayu
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျန်တီစင်
dʒɛn-tee-sin
NLNederlands
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
NONorsk
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
PAPA
ਜੇਂਟਿਸਿਨ
dʒɛn-tee-sin
PLPolski
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
PTPortuguês
gentisina
ʒɛn-tee-zi-nɐ
RORomână
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
RUРусский
гентизин
gen-tee-zin
SVSvenska
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
SWKiswahili
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
TAதமிழ்
ஜென்டிசின்
jen-tee-sin
TEతెలుగు
జెంటిసిన్
jen-tee-sin
THไทย
เจนติซิน
d͡ʒɛn-tî-sǐn
TLTL
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
TRTürkçe
gentisin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
UKУкраїнська
гентизин
hen-tee-zin
URاردو
جنتیسین
dʒɛn-ti-sin
VITiếng Việt
gentisin
jen-tee-sin
YOYO
dʒɛn-ti-sin
dʒɛn-ti-sin
ZUZU
dʒɛn-ti-sin
dʒɛn-ti-sin