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cerasin

cerasin noun: a white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; meta-arabinic acid.

Noun

cerasin (usually uncountable, plural cerasins)

  1. (usually) A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; meta-arabinic acid.
  2. (usually) A gummy mucilaginous substance; bassorin or tragacanthin.

Forms of cerasin

pluralcerasins

Origin of cerasin

From Latin cerasus, from Ancient Greek κέρασος (kérasos, “cherry tree”) + -in.

Questions about cerasin

What does cerasin mean?
Cerasin means a white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; meta-arabinic acid.
What part of speech is cerasin?
Cerasin is a noun.
What is the plural of cerasin?
The plural of cerasin is cerasins.

Words near cerasin in the dictionary

  1. cerapodans
  2. cerargyrite
  3. cerargyrites
  4. ceras
  5. cerasee
  6. cerasin
  7. cerasine
  8. cerasins
  9. cerastae
  10. cerastes
  11. cerastium

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