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betulin

betulin noun: a naturally-abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid.

Noun

betulin (countable and uncountable, plural betulins)

  1. A naturally-abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid

Forms of betulin

pluralbetulins

Origin of betulin

Betula + -in

Words formed from betulin

Questions about betulin

What does betulin mean?
Betulin means a naturally-abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid.
What part of speech is betulin?
Betulin is a noun.
What is the plural of betulin?
The plural of betulin is betulins.

Words near betulin in the dictionary

  1. Betul
  2. betulaceous
  3. betulase
  4. betulate
  5. betulates
  6. betulin
  7. betulinamaric acid
  8. betuline
  9. betulinic
  10. betulinic acid
  11. betulins

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