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crocin

crocin noun: a natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.

Noun

crocin (countable and uncountable, plural crocins)

  1. A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.

Forms of crocin

pluralcrocins
alternative formcrocine

Origin of crocin

From crocus + -in.

Questions about crocin

What does crocin mean?
Crocin means a natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.
What part of speech is crocin?
Crocin is a noun.
What is the plural of crocin?
The plural of crocin is crocins.

Words near crocin in the dictionary

  1. crocidolites
  2. crocidurate
  3. crocidurates
  4. crocidurine
  5. crocidurines
  6. crocin
  7. crocine
  8. crocines
  9. crocins
  10. crocipodin
  11. crocitate

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