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vernine

vernine noun: an alkaloid extracted from the shoots of the vetch, red clover, etc., as a white crystalline substance.

Noun

vernine

  1. An alkaloid extracted from the shoots of the vetch, red clover, etc., as a white crystalline substance.

Origin of vernine

From vernal + -ine.

Questions about vernine

What does vernine mean?
Vernine means an alkaloid extracted from the shoots of the vetch, red clover, etc., as a white crystalline substance.
What part of speech is vernine?
Vernine is a noun.

Words near vernine in the dictionary

  1. vernier caliper
  2. vernier calipers
  3. verniers
  4. vernile
  5. vernility
  6. vernine
  7. Vernio
  8. vernish
  9. vernished
  10. vernishes
  11. vernishing

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