Etymology

cepaene

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Today it means: An organic compound with antiasthma properties, found in onions. Full definition →

Latin cepa
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcepa“onion”
  2. English todaycepaene

From Latin cepa (“onion”) + -ene.

Words from the same roots

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