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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name formerly given to the residue which remains after treating pollen with water, alcohol, and caustic potash. It is apparently impure cellulose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.), rare A substance found in the pollen of certain plants.
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- noun chemistry A
substance found in thepollen of certainplants .
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