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rhinacanthin

rhinacanthin noun: any of a group of naphthoquinone esters isolated from the roots of Rhinacanthus nasutus, the snake jasmine.

Noun

rhinacanthin (countable and uncountable, plural rhinacanthins)

  1. Any of a group of naphthoquinone esters isolated from the roots of Rhinacanthus nasutus, the snake jasmine.

Forms of rhinacanthin

pluralrhinacanthins

Origin of rhinacanthin

Rhinacanthus + -in

Questions about rhinacanthin

What does rhinacanthin mean?
Rhinacanthin means any of a group of naphthoquinone esters isolated from the roots of Rhinacanthus nasutus, the snake jasmine.
What part of speech is rhinacanthin?
Rhinacanthin is a noun.
What is the plural of rhinacanthin?
The plural of rhinacanthin is rhinacanthins.

Words near rhinacanthin in the dictionary

  1. rhime
  2. rhimed
  3. rhimes
  4. rhiming
  5. rhin-
  6. rhinacanthin
  7. rhinacanthins
  8. rhinacanthone
  9. rhinal
  10. rhinalgia
  11. rhinanthoid

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