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helenin

helenin noun: a stearoptene from Inula helenium used as an internal and external antiseptic.

Noun

helenin (uncountable)

  1. A stearoptene from Inula helenium used as an internal and external antiseptic.

Origin of helenin

From helenium + -in.

Questions about helenin

What does helenin mean?
Helenin means a stearoptene from Inula helenium used as an internal and external antiseptic.
What part of speech is helenin?
Helenin is a noun.

Words near helenin in the dictionary

  1. helenalin
  2. Helendale
  3. Helene
  4. Helenean
  5. Helengrad
  6. helenin
  7. helenite
  8. helenium
  9. heleniums
  10. helens
  11. Helensburgh

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