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dhurrin

dhurrin noun: a chemical produced in many plants, belonging to cyanogenic glycosides, having the formula C₁₄H₁₇NO₇.

Noun

dhurrin (uncountable)

  1. A chemical produced in many plants, belonging to cyanogenic glycosides, having the formula C₁₄H₁₇NO₇.

Origin of dhurrin

From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura, “sorghum”) + -in.

Questions about dhurrin

What does dhurrin mean?
Dhurrin means a chemical produced in many plants, belonging to cyanogenic glycosides, having the formula C₁₄H₁₇NO₇.
What part of speech is dhurrin?
Dhurrin is a noun.

Words near dhurrin in the dictionary

  1. dhurna
  2. dhurra
  3. dhurri
  4. dhurrie
  5. dhurries
  6. dhurrin
  7. Dhurringile
  8. dhurris
  9. dhurry
  10. dhurs
  11. Dhururehaa

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