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galegine

galegine noun: the toxic amine 2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)guanidine, present in several plants, that was once used as a treatment for diabetes.

Noun

galegine (uncountable)

  1. The toxic amine 2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)guanidine, present in several plants, that was once used as a treatment for diabetes

Questions about galegine

What does galegine mean?
Galegine means the toxic amine 2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)guanidine, present in several plants, that was once used as a treatment for diabetes.
What part of speech is galegine?
Galegine is a noun.

Words near galegine in the dictionary

  1. galeenies
  2. galeeny
  3. galees
  4. galeforce
  5. galega
  6. galegine
  7. Galego
  8. galegoid
  9. galeid
  10. galeids
  11. galeiform

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