tanacetin

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noun

The bitter principle of common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).

Origintranslingual Tanacetum →
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Meanings

nountanacetin (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryThe bitter principle of common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).

Origin

  1. translingualTanacetum
  2. Englishtanacetin

From translingual Tanacetum + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

incantate
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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