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ambrosin

ambrosin noun: an early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.

Noun

ambrosin (plural ambrosins)

  1. An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
  2. The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima

Forms of ambrosin

pluralambrosins

Origin of ambrosin

From Latin ambrosīnus (nummus), from Ambrosius (“Ambrose”), the patron saint of Milan.

Words formed from ambrosin

Questions about ambrosin

What does ambrosin mean?
Ambrosin means an early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
What part of speech is ambrosin?
Ambrosin is a noun.
What is the plural of ambrosin?
The plural of ambrosin is ambrosins.

Words near ambrosin in the dictionary

  1. ambrosian
  2. Ambrosian chant
  3. Ambrosians
  4. ambrosias
  5. ambrosiate
  6. ambrosin
  7. Ambrosini
  8. Ambrosinis
  9. Ambrosino
  10. Ambrosinos
  11. ambrosins

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