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apterin

apterin noun: a furanocoumarin, the glucoside of vaginol, found in Zizia aptera and other plants.

Noun

apterin (uncountable)

  1. A furanocoumarin, the glucoside of vaginol, found in Zizia aptera and other plants.

Origin of apterin

From translingual aptera + -in.

Questions about apterin

What does apterin mean?
Apterin means a furanocoumarin, the glucoside of vaginol, found in Zizia aptera and other plants.
What part of speech is apterin?
Apterin is a noun.

Words near apterin in the dictionary

  1. apterans
  2. apterate
  3. apterates
  4. apteria
  5. apteric
  6. apterin
  7. apterism
  8. apterium
  9. apternodontid
  10. apternodontids
  11. apterodontine

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