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frangulin

frangulin noun: a yellow crystalline dyestuff extracted from a species (Frangula alnus) of alder buckthorn.

Noun

frangulin (uncountable)

  1. A yellow crystalline dyestuff extracted from a species (Frangula alnus) of alder buckthorn.
    Synonyms:
    rhamnoxanthin

Synonyms of frangulin

Origin of frangulin

From translingual Frangula + -in.

Questions about frangulin

What does frangulin mean?
Frangulin means a yellow crystalline dyestuff extracted from a species (Frangula alnus) of alder buckthorn.
What part of speech is frangulin?
Frangulin is a noun.

Words near frangulin in the dictionary

  1. frangipanni
  2. frangipannis
  3. franglais
  4. frangula
  5. frangulic acid
  6. frangulin
  7. frangulinic acid
  8. Frangulyan
  9. Frangulyans
  10. franig
  11. franion

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