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cycasin

cycasin noun: a toxin found in certain plants that affects the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.

Noun

cycasin (countable and uncountable, plural cycasins)

  1. A toxin found in certain plants that affects the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.

Forms of cycasin

pluralcycasins

Origin of cycasin

From translingual Cycas (“genus of cycads”) + -in.

Questions about cycasin

What does cycasin mean?
Cycasin means a toxin found in certain plants that affects the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.
What part of speech is cycasin?
Cycasin is a noun.
What is the plural of cycasin?
The plural of cycasin is cycasins.

Words near cycasin in the dictionary

  1. cycadophytes
  2. cycadophytinous
  3. cycads
  4. cycas
  5. cycases
  6. cycasin
  7. cycasins
  8. Cychreus
  9. cycl-
  10. cyclabilities
  11. cyclability

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