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ilicin

ilicin noun: a bitter alkaloid found in holly.

Noun

ilicin (uncountable)

  1. A bitter alkaloid found in holly.
    • They have a bitter, somewhat austere taste; their properties depend upon a principle called ilicin.1852, John King, The Eclectic Dispensatory of the United States of America, page 220
    • All Ilex hollies contain the bitter compound ilicin.1995, John Eastman, The Book of Swamp and Bog

Origin of ilicin

Ilex + -in

Questions about ilicin

What does ilicin mean?
Ilicin means a bitter alkaloid found in holly.
What part of speech is ilicin?
Ilicin is a noun.

Words near ilicin in the dictionary

  1. Ilic
  2. ilices
  3. ilicic acid
  4. ilicicolin
  5. ilicicolins
  6. ilicin
  7. Ilics
  8. iliectomy
  9. Ilieff
  10. Ilieff's conjecture
  11. Ilieni

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