silymarin

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noun

A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.

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Meanings

nounsilymarin (countable and uncountable, plural silymarins)

plural silymarins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.

Origin

From Silybum marianum + -in.

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APA

silymarin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silymarin

MLA

“silymarin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silymarin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silymarin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silymarin.

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