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scoparin

scoparin noun: a yellow flavonoid gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom (Cytisus scoparius).

Noun

scoparin (uncountable)

  1. A yellow flavonoid gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom (Cytisus scoparius).
    • Scoparin […] is used — chiefly as a constituent of scoparius — for its diuretic action in certain forms of dropsy.1895, Henry Martyn Bracken, Outlines of Materia Medica and Pharmacology, page 255
    Synonyms:
    scoparoside

Synonyms of scoparin

Origin of scoparin

From scoparius + -in.

Questions about scoparin

What does scoparin mean?
Scoparin means a yellow flavonoid gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom (Cytisus scoparius).
What part of speech is scoparin?
Scoparin is a noun.

Words near scoparin in the dictionary

  1. scopae
  2. scopaesthesia
  3. scopal
  4. scoparil
  5. scoparils
  6. scoparin
  7. scoparioside
  8. scoparius
  9. scoparone
  10. scoparoside
  11. scopate

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