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xanthopuccine

xanthopuccine noun: an alkaloid resembling berberine, found in the root of the yellow puccoon (Hydrastis canadensis).

Noun

xanthopuccine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid resembling berberine, found in the root of the yellow puccoon (Hydrastis canadensis).

Origin of xanthopuccine

From xantho- + puccine.

Questions about xanthopuccine

What does xanthopuccine mean?
Xanthopuccine means an alkaloid resembling berberine, found in the root of the yellow puccoon (Hydrastis canadensis).
What part of speech is xanthopuccine?
Xanthopuccine is a noun.

Words near xanthopuccine in the dictionary

  1. xanthopsydracia
  2. xanthopterin
  3. xanthopterine
  4. xanthopterins
  5. xanthopuccin
  6. xanthopuccine
  7. xanthopurpurin
  8. xanthorhamnin
  9. xanthorhamnine
  10. xanthorhodopsin
  11. xanthorhodopsins

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