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carnin

carnin noun: a white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthine.

Noun

carnin (uncountable)

  1. A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthine.

Origin of carnin

From Latin carn- (“meat, flesh”) + -in.

Questions about carnin

What does carnin mean?
Carnin means a white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthine.
What part of speech is carnin?
Carnin is a noun.

Words near carnin in the dictionary

  1. carnificial
  2. carnified
  3. carnifies
  4. carnify
  5. carnifying
  6. carnin
  7. Carniola
  8. Carniolan
  9. Carniolan honeybee
  10. Carniolan honeybees
  11. Carniolans

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