genin

[ jen-in ]

nounBiochemistry.

Origin of genin

First recorded in 1910–15; extracted from the names of aglycons, such as sapogenin, saligenin, etc.

And Mr. genin, a Broadway hatter, signalised himself by making the highest bid for a ticket,—two hundred and twenty-five dollars.
A Little Girl of Long Ago | Amanda Millie Douglas
William genin, bitten by a mad dog, vowed himself to St. Anne and obtained a perfect cure in 1631.
Rambles in Brittany | Francis Miltoun
Men throughout the country involuntarily took off their hats to see if they had a "genin" hat on their heads.
The Art of Money Getting | P. T. Barnum
genin has reproduced the latest London and continental modes.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 | Various
Father genin has a specimen of lignite taken from the banks of Maple River, about seven miles from our camp.
The Seat of Empire | Charles Carleton Coffin

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