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santalin

santalin noun: the red dye, otherwise known as santalic acid, derived from the plant Pterocarpus santalinus.

Noun

santalin (countable and uncountable, plural santalins)

  1. The red dye, otherwise known as santalic acid, derived from the plant Pterocarpus santalinus.

Forms of santalin

pluralsantalins

Origin of santalin

From santalic + -in.

Questions about santalin

What does santalin mean?
Santalin means the red dye, otherwise known as santalic acid, derived from the plant Pterocarpus santalinus.
What part of speech is santalin?
Santalin is a noun.
What is the plural of santalin?
The plural of santalin is santalins.

Words near santalin in the dictionary

  1. santalenes
  2. Santali
  3. santalic
  4. santalic acid
  5. Santalike
  6. santalin
  7. santalins
  8. Santallo
  9. santalol
  10. santalols
  11. Santals

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