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sesamin

sesamin noun: an extract of sesame seeds; a component of sesame oil.

Noun

sesamin (uncountable)

  1. An extract of sesame seeds; a component of sesame oil.

Origin of sesamin

From sesame + -in. It was isolated in 1893.

Questions about sesamin

What does sesamin mean?
Sesamin means an extract of sesame seeds; a component of sesame oil.
What part of speech is sesamin?
Sesamin is a noun.

Words near sesamin in the dictionary

  1. sesame seeds
  2. Sesame Street
  3. sesames
  4. sesameseed
  5. sesameseeds
  6. sesamin
  7. sesaminol
  8. sesamoid
  9. sesamoid bone
  10. sesamoid bones
  11. sesamoidal

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