crocin

C3R1O1C3I1N1

noun

A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.

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Meanings

nouncrocin (countable and uncountable, plural crocins)

plural crocins · alternative crocine

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
polychroite

Origin

From crocus + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cornic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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