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vernonin

vernonin noun: a particular glucoside extractable from the root of various South African plant of the genus Vernonia, once used as a mild heart tonic.

Noun

vernonin (uncountable)

  1. A particular glucoside extractable from the root of various South African plant of the genus Vernonia, once used as a mild heart tonic.

Origin of vernonin

Vernonia + -in

Questions about vernonin

What does vernonin mean?
Vernonin means a particular glucoside extractable from the root of various South African plant of the genus Vernonia, once used as a mild heart tonic.
What part of speech is vernonin?
Vernonin is a noun.

Words near vernonin in the dictionary

  1. Vernon Center
  2. Vernon County
  3. Vernon Hills
  4. Vernon Parish
  5. vernoniaceous
  6. vernonin
  7. vernonioid
  8. vernonioside
  9. Vernou-sur-Brenne
  10. Vero Beach
  11. Veroboard

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