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astilbin

astilbin noun: a flavanonol found in Astilbe and other plants, used as an insecticide.

Noun

astilbin (uncountable)

  1. A flavanonol found in Astilbe and other plants, used as an insecticide.

Origin of astilbin

Astilbe + -in

Words formed from astilbin

  • isoastilbin
  • neoastilbin
  • neoisoastilbin

Questions about astilbin

What does astilbin mean?
Astilbin means a flavanonol found in Astilbe and other plants, used as an insecticide.
What part of speech is astilbin?
Astilbin is a noun.

Words near astilbin in the dictionary

  1. astigmometer
  2. astigmometers
  3. astika
  4. astilbe
  5. astilbes
  6. astilbin
  7. Astill
  8. astin
  9. astink
  10. astins
  11. astipulate

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