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jalapin

jalapin noun: the active principle of scammony, the glucoside with chemical formula C₃₄H₁₁₄O₆, a powerful purgative.

Noun

jalapin (countable and uncountable, plural jalapins)

  1. The active principle of scammony, the glucoside with chemical formula C₃₄H₁₁₄O₆, a powerful purgative.
    Synonyms:
    scammonin

Synonyms of jalapin

Forms of jalapin

pluraljalapins

Origin of jalapin

From jalap + -in.

Questions about jalapin

What does jalapin mean?
Jalapin means the active principle of scammony, the glucoside with chemical formula C₃₄H₁₁₄O₆, a powerful purgative.
What part of speech is jalapin?
Jalapin is a noun.
What is the plural of jalapin?
The plural of jalapin is jalapins.

Words near jalapin in the dictionary

  1. jalapeñoritas
  2. jalapeños
  3. jalapeñotini
  4. jalapeñotinis
  5. jalapic acid
  6. jalapin
  7. jalapinolate
  8. jalapinolates
  9. jalapinolic acid
  10. jalapins
  11. jalaps

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