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suberine

suberine noun: a substance obtained by treating cork filings with alcohol, ether, and dilute hydrochloric acid.

Noun

suberine (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A substance obtained by treating cork filings with alcohol, ether, and dilute hydrochloric acid.

Origin of suberine

From Latin suber (“cork tree”).

Questions about suberine

What does suberine mean?
Suberine means a substance obtained by treating cork filings with alcohol, ether, and dilute hydrochloric acid.
What part of speech is suberine?
Suberine is a noun.

Words near suberine in the dictionary

  1. suberifications
  2. suberiform
  3. suberimidate
  4. suberimidates
  5. suberin
  6. suberine
  7. suberins
  8. suberisation
  9. suberisations
  10. suberise
  11. suberised

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