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alkannins

alkannins is the plural of alkannin.

Meaning of alkannin

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.

Questions about alkannins

What is alkannins the plural of?
Alkannins is the plural of alkannin.

Words near alkannins in the dictionary

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

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