limonin

L1I1M3O1N1I1N1

noun

A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.

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Meanings

nounlimonin (usually uncountable, plural limonins)

plural limonins

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.

Origin

From a putative combinative form of lemon + -in. (See also Old French lymon (“citrus”), Italian limone (“lemon”), both from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).) Compare limonoid, limonene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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