vargulin

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noun

The luciferin found in the ostracod Cypridina hilgendorfii (also named Vargula hilgendorfii).

Origintranslingual Vargula →
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Meanings

nounvargulin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe luciferin found in the ostracod Cypridina hilgendorfii (also named Vargula hilgendorfii).

Origin

  1. translingualVargula
  2. Englishvargulin

translingual Vargula + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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