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scillitin

scillitin noun: a bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla). It has been used as a medicine, and also as a poison.

Noun

scillitin (uncountable)

  1. A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla). It has been used as a medicine, and also as a poison.

Origin of scillitin

Scilla + -in

Questions about scillitin

What does scillitin mean?
Scillitin means a bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (Scilla). It has been used as a medicine, and also as a poison.
What part of speech is scillitin?
Scillitin is a noun.

Words near scillitin in the dictionary

  1. scillipicrin
  2. scilliroside
  3. scillirubroside
  4. Scillitan
  5. Scillitans
  6. scillitin
  7. scillitoxin
  8. Scillonian
  9. Scillonians
  10. Scillus
  11. Scilly Cay

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