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genipin

genipin noun: an aglycone found in gardenia fruit extract, derived from geniposide.

Noun

genipin (uncountable)

  1. An aglycone found in gardenia fruit extract, derived from geniposide.

Origin of genipin

From Genipa + -in.

Questions about genipin

What does genipin mean?
Genipin means an aglycone found in gardenia fruit extract, derived from geniposide.
What part of speech is genipin?
Genipin is a noun.

Words near genipin in the dictionary

  1. genipapada
  2. genipapo
  3. genipapos
  4. genipaps
  5. genipas
  6. genipin
  7. genipocyanin
  8. geniposide
  9. geniposides
  10. geniposidic
  11. geniposidic acid

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