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castorin

castorin noun: a white crystalline substance supposedly obtained from castoreum. Perhaps synonymous with castoramine.

Noun

castorin (uncountable)

  1. A white crystalline substance supposedly obtained from castoreum. Perhaps synonymous with castoramine.

Origin of castorin

From castor + -in.

Questions about castorin

What does castorin mean?
Castorin means a white crystalline substance supposedly obtained from castoreum. Perhaps synonymous with castoramine.
What part of speech is castorin?
Castorin is a noun.

Words near castorin in the dictionary

  1. castoreums
  2. castorid
  3. castorids
  4. castorimorph
  5. castorimorphs
  6. castorin
  7. castoring
  8. castorite
  9. castorium
  10. Castorland
  11. castorless

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