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humulin

humulin noun: lupulin (extract of hops).

Noun

humulin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) lupulin (extract of hops).

Proper noun capitalized: Humulin

Humulin

  1. A trade name for certain types of the drug insulin.

Origin of humulin

From taxonomic name Humulus + -in.

Questions about humulin

What does humulin mean?
Humulin means lupulin (extract of hops).
What part of speech is humulin?
Humulin can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near humulin in the dictionary

  1. humuhumunukunukuapuaas
  2. Humula
  3. humulene
  4. humulenes
  5. humulenol
  6. humulin
  7. humulone
  8. humulones
  9. humult
  10. humults
  11. humungous

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