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nigelline

nigelline noun: an alkaloid found in nigella seeds.

Noun

nigelline (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid found in nigella seeds

Origin of nigelline

From nigell(a) + -ine.

Questions about nigelline

What does nigelline mean?
Nigelline means an alkaloid found in nigella seeds.
What part of speech is nigelline?
Nigelline is a noun.

Words near nigelline in the dictionary

  1. Nigel No Friends
  2. Nigel no mates
  3. Nigel no-friends
  4. nigella
  5. nigellas
  6. nigelline
  7. nigellone
  8. Nigels
  9. niger
  10. Niger seed
  11. Niger seeds

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