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amaril

amaril noun: the toxin of Bacillus icteriodes, at one time asserted to be the specific organism of yellow fever.

Noun

amaril (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The toxin of Bacillus icteriodes, at one time asserted to be the specific organism of yellow fever.

Origin of amaril

From Spanish amarillo (“yellow”).

Questions about amaril

What does amaril mean?
Amaril means the toxin of Bacillus icteriodes, at one time asserted to be the specific organism of yellow fever.
What part of speech is amaril?
Amaril is a noun.

Words near amaril in the dictionary

  1. Amargosa
  2. Amargosa toad
  3. Amargosa toads
  4. Amargosa Valley
  5. amari
  6. amaril
  7. Amarillan
  8. Amarillans
  9. amarillic
  10. amarillite
  11. Amarillo

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