anisatin

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noun

A toxic, insecticidal component of the shikimi plant (Illicium anisatum).

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounanisatin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA toxic, insecticidal component of the shikimi plant (Illicium anisatum).

Origin

  1. translingualanisatum
  2. Englishanisatin

From translingual anisatum + -in.

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APA

anisatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anisatin

MLA

“anisatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anisatin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anisatin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anisatin.

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