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paytine

paytine noun: an alkaloid obtained from a white bark, called in some 19th century literature "white cinchona".

Noun

paytine (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An alkaloid obtained from a white bark, called in some 19th century literature "white cinchona".

Origin of paytine

From Payta + -ine, from the place in Peru from which it was first brought.

Questions about paytine

What does paytine mean?
Paytine means an alkaloid obtained from a white bark, called in some 19th century literature "white cinchona".
What part of speech is paytine?
Paytine is a noun.

Words near paytine in the dictionary

  1. paytech
  2. paytechs
  3. Paytens Bridge
  4. paythrough
  5. paythroughs
  6. paytine
  7. Payton
  8. Paytons
  9. paytriot
  10. paytriots
  11. payts.

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