xanthoxylin

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noun

The active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).

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Meanings

nounxanthoxylin (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryThe active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).

Origin

From Xanthoxylum + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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