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sinistrin

sinistrin noun: a slimy polysaccharide extracted from squill.

Noun

sinistrin (uncountable)

  1. A slimy polysaccharide extracted from squill.

Forms of sinistrin

alternative formsinistrine

Origin of sinistrin

Latin sinister (“left”), because it is levorotatory.

Questions about sinistrin

What does sinistrin mean?
Sinistrin means a slimy polysaccharide extracted from squill.
What part of speech is sinistrin?
Sinistrin is a noun.

Words near sinistrin in the dictionary

  1. sinistration
  2. sinistraural
  3. sinistraurality
  4. sinistre
  5. sinistrely
  6. sinistrin
  7. sinistrine
  8. sinistro-
  9. sinistrocular
  10. sinistrocularity
  11. sinistrodextral

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