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karrikin

karrikin noun: any of a group of butenolide derivatives formed in burning plant material.

Noun

karrikin (plural karrikins)

  1. Any of a group of butenolide derivatives formed in burning plant material

Forms of karrikin

pluralkarrikins

Questions about karrikin

What does karrikin mean?
Karrikin means any of a group of butenolide derivatives formed in burning plant material.
What part of speech is karrikin?
Karrikin is a noun.
What is the plural of karrikin?
The plural of karrikin is karrikins.

Words near karrikin in the dictionary

  1. karri
  2. Karrick
  3. Karricks
  4. Karrier
  5. Karriers
  6. karrikin
  7. karrikinolide
  8. karrikins
  9. karris
  10. karrkaratul
  11. karrkaratuls

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