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album graecum

album graecum noun: the dung of dogs or hyenas, turned white by exposure to air, formerly used in dressing leather and in medicine.

Noun

album graecum (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The dung of dogs or hyenas, turned white by exposure to air, formerly used in dressing leather and in medicine.

Origin of album graecum

Learned borrowing from Latin, literally, “Greek white”.

Questions about album graecum

What does album graecum mean?
Album graecum means the dung of dogs or hyenas, turned white by exposure to air, formerly used in dressing leather and in medicine.
What part of speech is album graecum?
Album graecum is a noun.

Words near album graecum in the dictionary

  1. albulids
  2. albuliform
  3. albuliforms
  4. albuloid
  5. album
  6. album graecum
  7. album track
  8. album tracks
  9. album-oriented radio
  10. album-oriented rock
  11. album-oriented soul

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