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pentacrinin

pentacrinin noun: any of various red or purple pigments found in certain crinoids of the former genus Pentacrinus, for example one sea lily now named Neocrinus naresianus.

Noun

pentacrinin (uncountable)

  1. Any of various red or purple pigments found in certain crinoids of the former genus Pentacrinus, for example one sea lily now named Neocrinus naresianus.

Origin of pentacrinin

Pentacrinus + -in

Questions about pentacrinin

What does pentacrinin mean?
Pentacrinin means any of various red or purple pigments found in certain crinoids of the former genus Pentacrinus, for example one sea lily now named Neocrinus naresianus.
What part of speech is pentacrinin?
Pentacrinin is a noun.

Words near pentacrinin in the dictionary

  1. pentacosene
  2. pentacosenes
  3. pentacosiomedimni
  4. pentacovalent
  5. pentacra
  6. pentacrinin
  7. pentacrinite
  8. pentacrinites
  9. pentacrinoid
  10. pentacrinoids
  11. pentacron

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