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vellosine

vellosine noun: an alkaloid found in Geissospermum laeve (syn. Geissospermum vellosii), a plant of Brazil that has antiperiodic properties.

Noun

vellosine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid found in Geissospermum laeve (syn. Geissospermum vellosii), a plant of Brazil that has antiperiodic properties.
    Synonyms:
    pareirine

Synonyms of vellosine

Origin of vellosine

From taxonomic name (Geissospermum) vellosii + -ine.

Questions about vellosine

What does vellosine mean?
Vellosine means an alkaloid found in Geissospermum laeve (syn. Geissospermum vellosii), a plant of Brazil that has antiperiodic properties.
What part of speech is vellosine?
Vellosine is a noun.

Words near vellosine in the dictionary

  1. vellomania
  2. vellon
  3. vellons
  4. Vellore
  5. vellosiminol
  6. vellosine
  7. velloziaceous
  8. vells
  9. vellum
  10. vellum cloth
  11. vellum paper

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