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prosophylline

prosophylline noun: a particular piperidine alkaloid found in the leaves of mesquite plants (of the genus Prosopis).

Noun

prosophylline (uncountable)

  1. A particular piperidine alkaloid found in the leaves of mesquite plants (of the genus Prosopis)

Origin of prosophylline

From translingual Prosopis + Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ine.

Questions about prosophylline

What does prosophylline mean?
Prosophylline means a particular piperidine alkaloid found in the leaves of mesquite plants (of the genus Prosopis).
What part of speech is prosophylline?
Prosophylline is a noun.

Words near prosophylline in the dictionary

  1. prosopagnosics
  2. prosopalgia
  3. prosopalgias
  4. prosopalgic
  5. prosopamnesia
  6. prosophylline
  7. prosoplasia
  8. prosoplectenchyma
  9. prosoplectenchymatous
  10. prosopo-
  11. prosopoagnosia

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