English
kainic acid
Kainic acid comes from Japanese 海人草 ‘Digenea simplex, a species of red algae’.
- Japanesemodern海人草kainin-sou‘Digenea simplex, a species of red algae’
- Englishtodaykainic acid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern海人草kainin-sou‘Digenea simplex, a species of red algae’
- Englishtodaykainic acid
Every English word from Japanese 海人草
Today it means
noun A heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid isolated from certain red algae; used as an anthelmintic in Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 海人草 / kainic acid