taraxacin

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noun

A bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion, once used as a diuretic.

Origintranslingual Taraxacum →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nountaraxacin (uncountable)

alternative taraxacine

  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineA bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion, once used as a diuretic.

Origin

  1. translingualTaraxacum
  2. Englishtaraxacin

From translingual Taraxacum + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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