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xanthoxylin

xanthoxylin noun: the active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).

Noun

xanthoxylin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).

Origin of xanthoxylin

From Xanthoxylum + -in.

Questions about xanthoxylin

What does xanthoxylin mean?
Xanthoxylin means the active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).
What part of speech is xanthoxylin?
Xanthoxylin is a noun.

Words near xanthoxylin in the dictionary

  1. xanthoxenite
  2. xanthoxenites
  3. xanthoxin
  4. xanthoxylene
  5. xanthoxyletin
  6. xanthoxylin
  7. xanthoxyline
  8. xanthoxylon
  9. xanthoxylons
  10. xanthurenate
  11. xanthurenates

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