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fraxin

/ˈfɹæksɪn/

fraxin noun: a colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.

Noun

fraxin (uncountable)

  1. A colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.
    Synonyms:
    pavin

Synonyms of fraxin

Origin of fraxin

From translingual Fraxinus + -in.

Questions about fraxin

What does fraxin mean?
Fraxin means a colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.
What part of speech is fraxin?
Fraxin is a noun.
How do you pronounce fraxin?
Fraxin is pronounced /ˈfɹæksɪn/.

Words near fraxin in the dictionary

  1. Frawleys
  2. frawn
  3. frawns
  4. fraxetin
  5. fraxidin
  6. fraxin
  7. fraxine
  8. fraxinella
  9. fraxinellas
  10. fraxinellone
  11. fraxinin

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