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zean

zean noun: a highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.

Noun

zean (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.

Origin of zean

Former trade name. See Zea (“genus of grasses”).

Questions about zean

What does zean mean?
Zean means a highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
What part of speech is zean?
Zean is a noun.

Words near zean in the dictionary

  1. zeamatin
  2. zeamet
  3. zeamets
  4. zeamine
  5. zeamines
  6. zean
  7. zearalenone
  8. zearalenones
  9. zearelenone
  10. zeas
  11. zeatin

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