Meanings
nounambrosin (plural ambrosins)
plural ambrosins
- hobbiesAn early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
- chemistryThe sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
Origin
- Latinambrosīnus
- Englishambrosin
From Latin ambrosīnus (nummus), from Ambrosius (“Ambrose”), the patron saint of Milan.
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French ambrosin
- ambrosinearly coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
Italian ambrogino, ambrosino
- ambroginoearly coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
- ambrosinoearly coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
Latin grossus ambrosīnus, grossus ambrosiānus
- grossus ambrosīnusearly coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
- grossus ambrosiānusearly coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
- ambrosīnusearly coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
- ambrosiānusearly coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
Russian амбрози́но
- амбрози́но (ambrozíno)early coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose
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APA
ambrosin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrosin
MLA
“ambrosin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrosin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambrosin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrosin.
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