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parietin

parietin noun: a cortical pigment of some lichens (genus Caloplaca and Xanthoria parietina, also found in roots of curled dock (Rumex crispus), having an orange-yellow colour and antifungal properties.

Noun

parietin (uncountable)

  1. A cortical pigment of some lichens (genus Caloplaca and Xanthoria parietina, also found in roots of curled dock (Rumex crispus), having an orange-yellow colour and antifungal properties.

Questions about parietin

What does parietin mean?
Parietin means a cortical pigment of some lichens (genus Caloplaca and Xanthoria parietina, also found in roots of curled dock (Rumex crispus), having an orange-yellow colour and antifungal properties.
What part of speech is parietin?
Parietin is a noun.

Words near parietin in the dictionary

  1. parietaries
  2. parietary
  3. parietes
  4. parietic acid
  5. parieties
  6. parietin
  7. parietinic acid
  8. parieto-
  9. parieto-occipital
  10. parieto-occipital-temporal
  11. parieto-occipito-temporal

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