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cydonin

cydonin noun: a gummy substance extracted from the seeds of the quince, regarded as a variety of amylose.

Noun

cydonin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A gummy substance extracted from the seeds of the quince, regarded as a variety of amylose.

Origin of cydonin

Cydonia + -in

Questions about cydonin

What does cydonin mean?
Cydonin means a gummy substance extracted from the seeds of the quince, regarded as a variety of amylose.
What part of speech is cydonin?
Cydonin is a noun.

Words near cydonin in the dictionary

  1. cydnids
  2. cydno longwing
  3. Cydonia
  4. Cydonian
  5. Cydonians
  6. cydonin
  7. cyematid
  8. cyematids
  9. cyen
  10. cyence
  11. cyences

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