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onocerin

onocerin noun: a white crystalline waxy triterpene extracted from the root of the leguminous plant spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa).

Noun

onocerin (plural onocerins)

  1. A white crystalline waxy triterpene extracted from the root of the leguminous plant spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa).

Forms of onocerin

pluralonocerins

Origin of onocerin

Latin Ononis, the generic name of the plant + Latin cera (“wax”) + -in

Questions about onocerin

What does onocerin mean?
Onocerin means a white crystalline waxy triterpene extracted from the root of the leguminous plant spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa).
What part of speech is onocerin?
Onocerin is a noun.
What is the plural of onocerin?
The plural of onocerin is onocerins.

Words near onocerin in the dictionary

  1. ono
  2. onocentaur
  3. onocentaurs
  4. onoceradiene
  5. onoceradienes
  6. onocerin
  7. onocerins
  8. onocleaceous
  9. Onoda
  10. Onodas
  11. Onodi

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