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thevetin

thevetin noun: any of a group of poisonous cardiac glycosides, obtained especially from the seeds of Thevetia nereifolia.

Noun

thevetin (plural thevetins)

  1. Any of a group of poisonous cardiac glycosides, obtained especially from the seeds of Thevetia nereifolia.

Forms of thevetin

pluralthevetins

Origin of thevetin

From translingual Thevetia + -in.

Questions about thevetin

What does thevetin mean?
Thevetin means any of a group of poisonous cardiac glycosides, obtained especially from the seeds of Thevetia nereifolia.
What part of speech is thevetin?
Thevetin is a noun.
What is the plural of thevetin?
The plural of thevetin is thevetins.

Words near thevetin in the dictionary

  1. theurgy
  2. Thevenard syndrome
  3. Theveneau
  4. theveneriin
  5. Thevenot
  6. thevetin
  7. thevetins
  8. thevetioside
  9. thevofoline
  10. thew
  11. thewed

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