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alkannin

alkannin noun: a natural dye and naphthoquinone derivative obtained from the borage plant Alkanna tinctoria, used as a food colouring and in cosmetics.

Noun

alkannin (countable and uncountable, plural alkannins)

  1. A natural dye and naphthoquinone derivative obtained from the borage plant Alkanna tinctoria, used as a food colouring and in cosmetics.

Synonyms of alkannin

Forms of alkannin

pluralalkannins

Origin of alkannin

From Alkanna + -in.

Questions about alkannin

What does alkannin mean?
Alkannin means a natural dye and naphthoquinone derivative obtained from the borage plant Alkanna tinctoria, used as a food colouring and in cosmetics.
What part of speech is alkannin?
Alkannin is a noun.
What is the plural of alkannin?
The plural of alkannin is alkannins.

Words near alkannin in the dictionary

  1. alkanets
  2. alkanium
  3. alkanium ion
  4. alkanium ions
  5. alkaniums
  6. alkannin
  7. alkannins
  8. alkanoate
  9. alkanoates
  10. alkanofer
  11. alkanofers

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