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amarogentin

amarogentin noun: a bitter secoiridoid glycoside found in gentian (Gentiana lutea) and in chiretta (Swertia chirata).

Noun

amarogentin (uncountable)

  1. A bitter secoiridoid glycoside found in gentian (Gentiana lutea) and in chiretta (Swertia chirata).

Origin of amarogentin

From Latin amar(us) (“bitter”) + -o- + gent(ian) + -in.

Questions about amarogentin

What does amarogentin mean?
Amarogentin means a bitter secoiridoid glycoside found in gentian (Gentiana lutea) and in chiretta (Swertia chirata).
What part of speech is amarogentin?
Amarogentin is a noun.

Words near amarogentin in the dictionary

  1. Amaris
  2. amaritude
  3. amaritudes
  4. Amarna
  5. amaro
  6. amarogentin
  7. amaroid
  8. amaroidal
  9. amaroids
  10. amaroli
  11. Amaronan

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