fraxin

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/ˈfɹæksɪn/

noun

A colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.

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pavin
Origintranslingual Fraxinus →
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Meanings

nounfraxin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.

    Synonyms: pavin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.

Similar
pavin

Origin

  1. translingualFraxinus
  2. Englishfraxin

From translingual Fraxinus + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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