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calendulin

calendulin noun: a gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin. It is possibly saponin or lutein.

Noun

calendulin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin. It is possibly saponin or lutein.

Origin of calendulin

From calendula + -in.

Questions about calendulin

What does calendulin mean?
Calendulin means a gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin. It is possibly saponin or lutein.
What part of speech is calendulin?
Calendulin is a noun.

Words near calendulin in the dictionary

  1. calendries
  2. calendry
  3. calends
  4. calendula
  5. calendulas
  6. calendulin
  7. calenduloside
  8. calendulosides
  9. calenture
  10. calentured
  11. calentures

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