santonin

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/ˈsæntənɪn/

noun

An anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants.

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Meanings

nounsantonin (countable and uncountable, plural santonins)

plural santonins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants.

    An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215

Origin

From santon(ica) + -in.

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Translations

French santonine
  • santonineanthelmintic
Italian santonina
  • santoninaanthelmintic
Tagalog santonina
  • santoninaanthelmintic

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AnnistonSnainton
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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