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tanacetin

tanacetin noun: the bitter principle of common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).

Noun

tanacetin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The bitter principle of common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).

Origin of tanacetin

From translingual Tanacetum + -in.

Questions about tanacetin

What does tanacetin mean?
Tanacetin means the bitter principle of common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).
What part of speech is tanacetin?
Tanacetin is a noun.

Words near tanacetin in the dictionary

  1. Tanabag
  2. Tanabata
  3. Tanabe
  4. Tanabu
  5. Tanacerin
  6. tanacetin
  7. Tanach
  8. Tanacross
  9. Tanada effect
  10. tanadar
  11. tanadars

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