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tampicin

tampicin noun: a resin from Ipomoea simulans, found in Tampico jalap, laxative in small doses, purgative in large ones.

Noun

tampicin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A resin from Ipomoea simulans, found in Tampico jalap, laxative in small doses, purgative in large ones.

Origin of tampicin

From Tampico (“Mexcian port, source of Tampico jalap”) + -in.

Questions about tampicin

What does tampicin mean?
Tampicin means a resin from Ipomoea simulans, found in Tampico jalap, laxative in small doses, purgative in large ones.
What part of speech is tampicin?
Tampicin is a noun.

Words near tampicin in the dictionary

  1. tamperproofs
  2. tampers
  3. Tampeño
  4. Tampeños
  5. Tampha
  6. tampicin
  7. Tampico
  8. Tampico fiber
  9. Tampico fibers
  10. Tampico fibre
  11. Tampico fibres

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