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hippeastrine

hippeastrine noun: an indole alkaloid found in plants of the Amaryllidaceae family.

Noun

hippeastrine (uncountable)

  1. An indole alkaloid found in plants of the Amaryllidaceae family.

Questions about hippeastrine

What does hippeastrine mean?
Hippeastrine means an indole alkaloid found in plants of the Amaryllidaceae family.
What part of speech is hippeastrine?
Hippeastrine is a noun.

Words near hippeastrine in the dictionary

  1. hipparchs
  2. Hipparchus
  3. hipparion
  4. hipparionine
  5. hipparions
  6. hippeastrine
  7. hippeastrum
  8. hippeastrums
  9. hipped
  10. hipped roof
  11. hipped roofs

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