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citrin

American  
[si-trin] / ˈsɪ trɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. bioflavonoid.


citrin British  
/ ˈsɪtrɪn /

noun

  1. another name for vitamin P

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of citrin

1935–40; < German Citrin; see citrus, -in 2

Example Sentences

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P. conic then convex, umb. not striate, yellowish fuscous, with silky pallid superficial flecks; g. decur. very broad behind, crowded, watery ochre; s. 6-9 cm. slender, elongated, flexuous, floccose, ochre or pale citrin; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. plano-depr. subumb. viscid, whitish, disc bright citrin, altogether yellowish when old; g. adnato-decur. pallid or citrin, edge white; s. slender, base subbulbous, colour of p.; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. plane or depr. even, yellow brown then paler; g. citrin; s. bay towards fusiform rooting base, with a purplish tomentose ring.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. convex, flattened, glabrous, shining, citrin-saffron, disc golden, edge whitish, slightly upturned; g. very distant, broad, shortly decur. white; s. solid, subequal white or spotted citrin; sp. 7.5-8.5 � 3.5-5. intermedius, Pass.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. campan.-plane, horizontal, cracked into scales, pale cinnamon; g. decur. broad, white then citrin; s. short, ascending, pallid. crassus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

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