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cnicin

cnicin noun: a sesquiterpene lactone found in Cnicus benedictus.

Noun

cnicin (uncountable)

  1. A sesquiterpene lactone found in Cnicus benedictus.

Origin of cnicin

From translingual Cnicus + -in.

Questions about cnicin

What does cnicin mean?
Cnicin means a sesquiterpene lactone found in Cnicus benedictus.
What part of speech is cnicin?
Cnicin is a noun.

Words near cnicin in the dictionary

  1. CNF
  2. CNFs
  3. CNG
  4. CNIB
  5. CNIC
  6. cnicin
  7. cnida
  8. cnidae
  9. cnidaria
  10. cnidarian
  11. cnidarians

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