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silymarin

silymarin noun: a mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.

Noun

silymarin (countable and uncountable, plural silymarins)

  1. A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.

Forms of silymarin

pluralsilymarins

Origin of silymarin

From Silybum marianum + -in.

Questions about silymarin

What does silymarin mean?
Silymarin means a mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.
What part of speech is silymarin?
Silymarin is a noun.
What is the plural of silymarin?
The plural of silymarin is silymarins.

Words near silymarin in the dictionary

  1. silyllithium
  2. silyloxy
  3. silylphosphine
  4. silylphosphines
  5. silyls
  6. silymarin
  7. silymarine
  8. silymarines
  9. silymarins
  10. silyne
  11. silynes

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