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glaucine

glaucine noun: an alkaloid obtained from various plant of genus Glaucium (horned poppy).

Noun

glaucine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid obtained from various plant of genus Glaucium (horned poppy).

Adjective

glaucine (comparative more glaucine, superlative most glaucine)

  1. glaucous or glaucescent

Forms of glaucine

comparativemore glaucine
superlativemost glaucine

Origin of glaucine

From Glaucium + -ine.

Questions about glaucine

What does glaucine mean?
Glaucine means an alkaloid obtained from various plant of genus Glaucium (horned poppy).
What part of speech is glaucine?
Glaucine can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near glaucine in the dictionary

  1. glaucescent
  2. glaucic acid
  3. glaucid
  4. glaucids
  5. glaucin
  6. glaucine
  7. glaucocalyxin
  8. glaucocalyxins
  9. glaucocerinite
  10. glaucochroite
  11. glaucochroites

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