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aucubin

aucubin noun: an iridoid glycoside found in asterids such as Aucuba japonica.

Noun

aucubin (uncountable)

  1. An iridoid glycoside found in asterids such as Aucuba japonica.

Origin of aucubin

From taxonomic name Aucuba + -in.

Questions about aucubin

What does aucubin mean?
Aucubin means an iridoid glycoside found in asterids such as Aucuba japonica.
What part of speech is aucubin?
Aucubin is a noun.

Words near aucubin in the dictionary

  1. auctours
  2. auctrix
  3. aucuba
  4. aucubas
  5. aucubigenin
  6. aucubin
  7. aucuparin
  8. aucupate
  9. aucupated
  10. aucupates
  11. aucupating

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