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phillyrin

phillyrin noun: a glucoside extracted from many species of plants, notably Phillyrea and some fungi. It is a bitter white crystalline substance, sometimes used as an antipyretic.

Noun

phillyrin (uncountable)

  1. A glucoside extracted from many species of plants, notably Phillyrea and some fungi. It is a bitter white crystalline substance, sometimes used as an antipyretic.

Origin of phillyrin

From translingual Phillyrea + -in.

Words formed from phillyrin

Questions about phillyrin

What does phillyrin mean?
Phillyrin means a glucoside extracted from many species of plants, notably Phillyrea and some fungi. It is a bitter white crystalline substance, sometimes used as an antipyretic.
What part of speech is phillyrin?
Phillyrin is a noun.

Words near phillyrin in the dictionary

  1. Philly roll
  2. Philly rolls
  3. phillygenin
  4. phillyrea
  5. phillyreas
  6. phillyrin
  7. Philmont
  8. Philmonter
  9. Philmonters
  10. philo
  11. philo-

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