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lactucin

lactucin noun: one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium, having analgesic and sedative properties.

Noun

lactucin (uncountable)

  1. One of the essential ingredients of lactucarium, having analgesic and sedative properties.

Origin of lactucin

From lactūca (“lettuce”). Compare French lactucine.

Words formed from lactucin

  • desoxylactucin

Questions about lactucin

What does lactucin mean?
Lactucin means one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium, having analgesic and sedative properties.
What part of speech is lactucin?
Lactucin is a noun.

Words near lactucin in the dictionary

  1. lactrunculin
  2. lactucarium
  3. lactucaxanthin
  4. lactucerin
  5. lactucic acid
  6. lactucin
  7. lactucine
  8. lactucon
  9. lactucone
  10. lactucopicrin
  11. lactulose

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