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kainic

kainic adjective: of or pertaining to kainic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

kainic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to kainic acid or its derivatives.

Origin of kainic

From Japanese 海人草 (kaininsō, “the red alga Digenea simplex”) + -ic.

Words formed from kainic

Phrases with kainic

Questions about kainic

What does kainic mean?
Kainic means of or pertaining to kainic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is kainic?
Kainic is an adjective.

Words near kainic in the dictionary

  1. kaingin
  2. kainginero
  3. kaingineros
  4. kaingins
  5. kaini
  6. kainic
  7. kainic acid
  8. kainit
  9. kainite
  10. kainites
  11. kainits

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