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senkirkine

senkirkine noun: an alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).

Noun

senkirkine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).

Origin of senkirkine

From Sen(ecio) kirk(ii) + -ine.

Questions about senkirkine

What does senkirkine mean?
Senkirkine means an alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).
What part of speech is senkirkine?
Senkirkine is a noun.

Words near senkirkine in the dictionary

  1. senjacbeys
  2. Senjam
  3. Senji
  4. Senkaku Islands
  5. Senkakus
  6. senkirkine
  7. Senko
  8. Senkos
  9. senktide
  10. senkyunolide
  11. senkyunolides

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