lupulin

American  

[loo-pyuh-lin] / ˈlu pyə lɪn /

noun

1. the glandular hairs of the hop, Humulus lupulus, formerly used in medicine as a sedative.

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lupulin British  

/ ˈluːpjʊlɪn /

noun

1. a resinous powder extracted from the female flowers of the hop plant and used as a sedative

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Etymology

Origin of lupulin

1820–30; < New Latin lupul ( us ) (diminutive of Latin lupus the hop plant; see -ule) + -in ²

Example Sentences

Inside their green cones, pods called lupulin are the source of all the flavor, aroma, and bitterness that may come to mind when you think of hops.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2022

Glen Nile was elbow-deep in a bucket of Cascade hops, pulling apart the dry pods and releasing the lupulin, a resinous substance that plays a crucial role in the creation of beer.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2010

The dose of this so-called lupulin is 2-5 grains.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

Finding this far better, I asked Mr. Phillips if he could not prepare for me lupulin, or the anodyne of hops. 

From Memoirs by Leland, Charles Godfrey

The upper or hemispherical portion bears a delicate continuous membrane, the cuticle, which becomes raised by the secretion beneath it of the yellowish lupulin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various