English Explanatory Dictionary

taraxacin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion, once used as a diuretic.

Word forms

taraxacin taraxacine

Etymology

From translingual Taraxacum + -in.

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