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Meaning of colocynthin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

colocystoplasty coloenteritis coloesophagoplasty colog cologarithm Cologn

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