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puccine

puccine noun: a supposed alkaloid, later found to be an impure form of sanguinarine.

Noun

puccine (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A supposed alkaloid, later found to be an impure form of sanguinarine.

Origin of puccine

From puccoon + -ine.

Words formed from puccine

Questions about puccine

What does puccine mean?
Puccine means a supposed alkaloid, later found to be an impure form of sanguinarine.
What part of speech is puccine?
Puccine is a noun.

Words near puccine in the dictionary

  1. Pucara
  2. Pucawan
  3. pucca
  4. pucca fever
  5. puccalo
  6. puccine
  7. Puccinelli
  8. Puccinellis
  9. Puccini
  10. puccinia
  11. pucciniaceous

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