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lactucone

lactucone noun: a white, crystalline, tasteless substance found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium.

Noun

lactucone (uncountable)

  1. A white, crystalline, tasteless substance found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium.

Origin of lactucone

From translingual Lactuca (“genus of lettuces”) + -one.

Questions about lactucone

What does lactucone mean?
Lactucone means a white, crystalline, tasteless substance found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium.
What part of speech is lactucone?
Lactucone is a noun.

Words near lactucone in the dictionary

  1. lactucerin
  2. lactucic acid
  3. lactucin
  4. lactucine
  5. lactucon
  6. lactucone
  7. lactucopicrin
  8. lactulose
  9. lactuloses
  10. lacturamic acid
  11. lactyl

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