Meanings
nounaltheine (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablechemistryasparagine
Origin
- taxonomic nameAlthaea“marshmallow genus”
- Englishaltheine
taxonomic name Althaea (“marshmallow genus”) + -ine
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altheine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altheine
MLA
“altheine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altheine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altheine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altheine.
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