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xanthorin

xanthorin noun: an anthraquinone compound found in Xanthoria elegans, the elegant sunburst lichen.

Noun

xanthorin (uncountable)

  1. An anthraquinone compound found in Xanthoria elegans, the elegant sunburst lichen.

Origin of xanthorin

Xanthoria + -in

Questions about xanthorin

What does xanthorin mean?
Xanthorin means an anthraquinone compound found in Xanthoria elegans, the elegant sunburst lichen.
What part of speech is xanthorin?
Xanthorin is a noun.

Words near xanthorin in the dictionary

  1. xanthopurpurin
  2. xanthorhamnin
  3. xanthorhamnine
  4. xanthorhodopsin
  5. xanthorhodopsins
  6. xanthorin
  7. xanthorioid
  8. xanthorism
  9. xanthorrhizol
  10. xanthorrhoea
  11. xanthorrhoeas

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