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calycin

calycin noun: an organic compound found in some lichens, such as Chaenotheca chrysocephala (formerly Calicium chrysocephalum).

Noun

calycin (countable and uncountable, plural calycins)

  1. An organic compound found in some lichens, such as Chaenotheca chrysocephala (formerly Calicium chrysocephalum).

Forms of calycin

pluralcalycins

Origin of calycin

From calyc- + -in.

Questions about calycin

What does calycin mean?
Calycin means an organic compound found in some lichens, such as Chaenotheca chrysocephala (formerly Calicium chrysocephalum).
What part of speech is calycin?
Calycin is a noun.
What is the plural of calycin?
The plural of calycin is calycins.

Words near calycin in the dictionary

  1. calyci-
  2. calyciferous
  3. calycifloral
  4. calyciflorous
  5. calyciform
  6. calycin
  7. calycinal
  8. calycine
  9. calycins
  10. calycle
  11. calycled

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