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dioscorein

dioscorein noun: a resinoid obtained from Dioscorea villosa and used as a diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and expectorant.

Noun

dioscorein (uncountable)

  1. A resinoid obtained from Dioscorea villosa and used as a diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and expectorant.

Origin of dioscorein

From translingual Dioscorea + -in.

Questions about dioscorein

What does dioscorein mean?
Dioscorein means a resinoid obtained from Dioscorea villosa and used as a diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and expectorant.
What part of speech is dioscorein?
Dioscorein is a noun.

Words near dioscorein in the dictionary

  1. diosbulbin
  2. diosbulbin B
  3. dioscin
  4. dioscoraceous
  5. dioscoreaceous
  6. dioscorein
  7. dioscoreside
  8. dioscoresides
  9. Dioscoridean
  10. Dioscoridian
  11. dioscorin

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