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hyacinthin

[ hahy-uh-sin-thin ]
/ ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θɪn /
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noun Chemistry.
phenylacetaldehyde.
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Origin of hyacinthin

hyacinth + -in2

Words nearby hyacinthin

hwyl, hx, Hy, hyacinth, hyacinth bean, hyacinthin, hyacinthine, Hyacinthus, Hyades, hyaena, hyal-
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How to use hyacinthin in a sentence

  • The Latin hyacinthĭnus and adamantĭnus are parallel words, yet Milton has 'hyacinthin' for the one and 'adamantine' for the other.

    Society for Pure English Tract 4|John Sargeaunt
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