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santonin

/ˈsæntənɪn/

santonin noun: an anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants.

Noun

santonin (countable and uncountable, plural santonins)

  1. An anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants.
    • An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215

santonin meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

santonin in Tamil

சந்தோனின்

santonin in Tagalog

anthelmintic
santonina

Forms of santonin

pluralsantonins

Origin of santonin

From santon(ica) + -in.

Questions about santonin

What does santonin mean?
Santonin means an anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants.
What is santonin in Tamil?
Santonin in Tamil is சந்தோனின். See Santonin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is santonin?
Santonin is a noun.
How do you pronounce santonin?
Santonin is pronounced /ˈsæntənɪn/.
What is the plural of santonin?
The plural of santonin is santonins.

Words near santonin in the dictionary

  1. Santoni
  2. Santonian
  3. santonic acid
  4. santonica
  5. santonicas
  6. santonin
  7. santoninate
  8. santoninates
  9. santonine
  10. santoninic acid
  11. santonins

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