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colein

colein noun: a red pigment obtained from Coleus verschaffeltii.

Noun

colein (uncountable)

  1. A red pigment obtained from Coleus verschaffeltii.

Origin of colein

translingual Coleus + -in

Questions about colein

What does colein mean?
Colein means a red pigment obtained from Coleus verschaffeltii.
What part of speech is colein?
Colein is a noun.

Words near colein in the dictionary

  1. Colegrove
  2. Coleham
  3. Colehill
  4. coleiid
  5. coleiids
  6. colein
  7. Colel
  8. Colella
  9. Colellas
  10. Colello
  11. Colellos

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