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crocetin

crocetin noun: a natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower.

Noun

crocetin (countable and uncountable, plural crocetins)

  1. A natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower.

Forms of crocetin

pluralcrocetins

Words formed from crocetin

Questions about crocetin

What does crocetin mean?
Crocetin means a natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower.
What part of speech is crocetin?
Crocetin is a noun.
What is the plural of crocetin?
The plural of crocetin is crocetins.

Words near crocetin in the dictionary

  1. croceine
  2. croceines
  3. croceins
  4. croceous
  5. Croces
  6. crocetin
  7. crocetins
  8. crocetinsemialdehyde
  9. croche
  10. croches
  11. crochet

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