axin

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noun

A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Llaveia axin, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent.

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Meanings

axin1

nounaxin (countable and uncountable, plural axins)

plural axins

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Llaveia axin, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent.

Axin2

proper noun
  1. biochemistryA large docking protein that in humans is encoded by the AXIN1 gene, and that binds APC, GSK-3β, casein kinase Iα, and β-catenin.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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