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cetrarin

cetrarin noun: a white substance extracted from Iceland moss, one of whose ingredients is cetraric acid.

Noun

cetrarin (uncountable)

  1. A white substance extracted from Iceland moss, one of whose ingredients is cetraric acid.

Origin of cetrarin

From translingual Cetraria + -in.

Questions about cetrarin

What does cetrarin mean?
Cetrarin means a white substance extracted from Iceland moss, one of whose ingredients is cetraric acid.
What part of speech is cetrarin?
Cetrarin is a noun.

Words near cetrarin in the dictionary

  1. CETPs
  2. cetramide
  3. cetrarate
  4. cetrarates
  5. cetraric acid
  6. cetrarin
  7. cetrarioid
  8. cetraxate
  9. cetriaxone
  10. cetrilobular
  11. cetrimide

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