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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A flocculent insoluble compound, C28H42O4, formed when parillin is hydrolyzed by dilute acids. See parillin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A curdy white substance, obtained by the decomposition of parillin.

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  • noun organic chemistry A curdy white substance obtained by the decomposition of parillin.

Etymologies

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parillin + -gen + -in.

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