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flavescin

flavescin noun: a colouring matter obtained from oak shavings.

Noun

flavescin (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A colouring matter obtained from oak shavings.

Origin of flavescin

? + -in

Questions about flavescin

What does flavescin mean?
Flavescin means a colouring matter obtained from oak shavings.
What part of speech is flavescin?
Flavescin is a noun.

Words near flavescin in the dictionary

  1. Flavelle
  2. flavenoid
  3. flavenoids
  4. flavescence
  5. flavescent
  6. flavescin
  7. flavesone
  8. Flavia
  9. Flavian
  10. Flavians
  11. flavid

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