Etymology

norbixin

N1O1R1B3I1X8I1N1

Today it means: The carboxylic acid of which bixin is the methyl ester; more soluble in water than bixin. Full definition →

English bixin ← Latin nōrmālis
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  1. Latinnorma
  2. Latinnōrmālis
  3. Englishnormal
  4. Englishnor-
  5. Englishbixin
  6. English todaynorbixin

From nor- + bixin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.