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fungin

fungin noun: a cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms.

Noun

fungin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms.
    Synonyms:
    metacellulose

Synonyms of fungin

Origin of fungin

From Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Compare French fongine, fungine.

Questions about fungin

What does fungin mean?
Fungin means a cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms.
What part of speech is fungin?
Fungin is a noun.

Words near fungin in the dictionary

  1. fungiids
  2. fungilli
  3. fungilliform
  4. fungillus
  5. fungimycin
  6. fungin
  7. fungine
  8. fungineer
  9. fungineers
  10. funging
  11. fungiphile

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