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excelsin

excelsin noun: a quassinoid found in brazil nuts.

Noun

excelsin (uncountable)

  1. A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.

Origin of excelsin

excelsa + -in, from Bertholletia excelsa, species name of the brazil nut.

Questions about excelsin

What does excelsin mean?
Excelsin means a quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
What part of speech is excelsin?
Excelsin is a noun.

Words near excelsin in the dictionary

  1. excellest
  2. excelleth
  3. excelling
  4. excells
  5. excels
  6. excelsin
  7. excelsior
  8. Excelsior Springs
  9. excementosis
  10. excenatide
  11. excenter

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