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thalassin

thalassin noun: a poisonous material, of unknown composition, extracted from certain sea anemones.

Noun

thalassin (uncountable)

  1. A poisonous material, of unknown composition, extracted from certain sea anemones.

Origin of thalassin

From thalass- + -in.

Questions about thalassin

What does thalassin mean?
Thalassin means a poisonous material, of unknown composition, extracted from certain sea anemones.
What part of speech is thalassin?
Thalassin is a noun.

Words near thalassin in the dictionary

  1. thalassemydids
  2. Thalassery
  3. thalassian
  4. thalassians
  5. thalassic
  6. thalassin
  7. thalassine
  8. thalassinid
  9. thalassinidean
  10. thalassinideans
  11. thalassinids

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