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saussurine

saussurine noun: an organic compound found in Saussurea lappa and used in treating asthma.

Noun

saussurine (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound found in Saussurea lappa and used in treating asthma.

Origin of saussurine

translingual Saussurea + -ine.

Questions about saussurine

What does saussurine mean?
Saussurine means an organic compound found in Saussurea lappa and used in treating asthma.
What part of speech is saussurine?
Saussurine is a noun.

Words near saussurine in the dictionary

  1. sausos
  2. Saussure
  3. saussurea
  4. Saussurean
  5. Saussurian
  6. saussurine
  7. saussurite
  8. saussurites
  9. saussuritic
  10. saussuritised
  11. saussuritization

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