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morin

morin noun: a yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool.

Noun

morin (uncountable)

  1. A yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool
    Synonyms:
    moric acid

Proper noun capitalized: Morin

Morin

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of morin

Origin of morin

* As a French and Walloon surname, variant of Maurin and More. Compare Moran, Morang, Morein, Morong, Morrin, Morrow. * As an Italian surname, variant of Morino, pet form of the personal name Moro. * As a Spanish surname, from moro (“Moor”), see Moro. * As a Scottish surname, variant of Morrin.

Words formed from morin

Phrases with morin

Questions about morin

What does morin mean?
Morin means a yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool.
What part of speech is morin?
Morin can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near morin in the dictionary

  1. morimal
  2. Morimo
  3. Morimoto
  4. morimotoite
  5. Morimotos
  6. morin
  7. Morin Dawa
  8. morin khuur
  9. morin khuurs
  10. Morin surface
  11. Morin surfaces

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