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pyin

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[pahy-in] / ˈpaɪ ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. an albuminous constituent of pus.

Other Word Forms

  • pyic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyin

First recorded in 1835–45; py- + -in 2

Example Sentences

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Wal, fewd dan y' de-ooty bawmz a mather should, eed now bettern to spawl a pore gel's flahrzn than ran awy atbaht pyin.

From Pygmalion by Shaw, Bernard

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