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isatan

isatan noun: one of a family of chemicals derived from woad that can be used as a precursor of indigo.

Noun

isatan

  1. One of a family of chemicals derived from woad that can be used as a precursor of indigo

Origin of isatan

From Isatis, the genus of woad, +-an

Questions about isatan

What does isatan mean?
Isatan means one of a family of chemicals derived from woad that can be used as a precursor of indigo.
What part of speech is isatan?
Isatan is a noun.

Words near isatan in the dictionary

  1. isards
  2. isarithm
  3. isarithmic
  4. isarithms
  5. ISAs
  6. isatan
  7. isatate
  8. isatates
  9. isatic acid
  10. isatide
  11. isatides

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