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fagopyrin

fagopyrin noun: any of a group fluorescent red pigments, found in buckwheat (Fagopyrum), that cause hypersensitivity to sunlight if ingested.

Noun

fagopyrin (plural fagopyrins)

  1. Any of a group fluorescent red pigments, found in buckwheat (Fagopyrum), that cause hypersensitivity to sunlight if ingested.

Forms of fagopyrin

pluralfagopyrins

Origin of fagopyrin

Fagopyrum + -in

Questions about fagopyrin

What does fagopyrin mean?
Fagopyrin means any of a group fluorescent red pigments, found in buckwheat (Fagopyrum), that cause hypersensitivity to sunlight if ingested.
What part of speech is fagopyrin?
Fagopyrin is a noun.
What is the plural of fagopyrin?
The plural of fagopyrin is fagopyrins.

Words near fagopyrin in the dictionary

  1. fagmo
  2. fagmos
  3. fagness
  4. fagomine
  5. fagonbush
  6. fagopyrin
  7. fagopyrins
  8. fagopyrism
  9. fagopyrismus
  10. fagosite
  11. fagot

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