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taraxacin

taraxacin noun: a bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion, once used as a diuretic.

Noun

taraxacin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion, once used as a diuretic.

Forms of taraxacin

alternative formtaraxacine

Origin of taraxacin

From translingual Taraxacum + -in.

Questions about taraxacin

What does taraxacin mean?
Taraxacin means a bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion, once used as a diuretic.
What part of speech is taraxacin?
Taraxacin is a noun.

Words near taraxacin in the dictionary

  1. Tarawan
  2. taraweeh
  3. tarawih
  4. tarawihs
  5. taraxacerin
  6. taraxacin
  7. taraxacine
  8. taraxacologist
  9. taraxacologists
  10. taraxacology
  11. taraxacum

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