suint

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UK/swɪnt/

noun

A substance obtained from the dried perspiration of sheep wool, it is of a fatty and earthy consistency and contains potassium salts.

OriginFrench suint →
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Meanings

nounsuint (countable and uncountable, plural suints)

plural suints

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA substance obtained from the dried perspiration of sheep wool, it is of a fatty and earthy consistency and contains potassium salts.

Origin

  1. Frenchsuint
  2. Englishsuint

Borrowed from French suint.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suint

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Anagrams

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APA

suint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suint

MLA

“suint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suint.

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