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citrantin

citrantin noun: a pyrone isolated from the peel of Citrus aurantium, used as an oral contraceptive.

Noun

citrantin (uncountable)

  1. A pyrone isolated from the peel of Citrus aurantium, used as an oral contraceptive.

Questions about citrantin

What does citrantin mean?
Citrantin means a pyrone isolated from the peel of Citrus aurantium, used as an oral contraceptive.
What part of speech is citrantin?
Citrantin is a noun.

Words near citrantin in the dictionary

  1. citrangedin
  2. citrangedins
  3. citrangequat
  4. citrangequats
  5. citranges
  6. citrantin
  7. citratase
  8. citrate
  9. citrate cycle
  10. citrated
  11. citratemia

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