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phillygenin

phillygenin noun: a lignan (compound) obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin.

Noun

phillygenin (uncountable)

  1. A lignan (compound) obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin.

Origin of phillygenin

From phillyrin + -gen + -in.

Questions about phillygenin

What does phillygenin mean?
Phillygenin means a lignan (compound) obtained by the decomposition of phillyrin.
What part of speech is phillygenin?
Phillygenin is a noun.

Words near phillygenin in the dictionary

  1. Philly cheesesteaks
  2. Philly fade
  3. Philly fades
  4. Philly roll
  5. Philly rolls
  6. phillygenin
  7. phillyrea
  8. phillyreas
  9. phillyrin
  10. Philmont
  11. Philmonter

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