astin

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noun

Any of a group of cyclical pentapeptides originating from the plant Aster tataricus.

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Meanings

astin1

nounastin (plural astins)

plural astins

  1. chemistryAny of a group of cyclical pentapeptides originating from the plant Aster tataricus.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:astin.

Astin2

proper nounAstin (plural Astins)

plural Astins

  1. A surname.

Origin

astin · noun

From aster + -in.

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Astin · proper noun

  1. Old NorseÁsketill
  2. EnglishAstin

English surname of Norman origin, from the Anglo-Norman name Astin, shortened from Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, from Áskell, see also Haskell and Askin. This surname is often confused with the unrelated Aspden, Austin, Aston.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

saintsatinstainSantiTanisstianSintaSitna
Cite this entry
APA

astin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astin

MLA

“astin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astin.

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