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ligustrin

ligustrin noun: a compound found in the bark of the European privet (Ligustrum vulgare), now known to be equivalent to syringin.

Noun

ligustrin (uncountable)

  1. A compound found in the bark of the European privet (Ligustrum vulgare), now known to be equivalent to syringin.

Forms of ligustrin

alternative formligustron

Origin of ligustrin

Ligustrum + -in

Questions about ligustrin

What does ligustrin mean?
Ligustrin means a compound found in the bark of the European privet (Ligustrum vulgare), now known to be equivalent to syringin.
What part of speech is ligustrin?
Ligustrin is a noun.

Words near ligustrin in the dictionary

  1. Liguro-
  2. ligustilide
  3. ligustilides
  4. ligustral
  5. ligustrazine
  6. ligustrin
  7. ligustroside
  8. ligustrum
  9. ligustrums
  10. Ligwilda'xw
  11. Ligwildaxw

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