"onocerin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: onocerins [plural]
Etymology: Latin Ononis, the generic name of the plant + Latin cera (“wax”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Ononis}} Latin Ononis, {{uder|en|la|cera||wax}} Latin cera (“wax”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} onocerin (plural onocerins)
  1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa). Related terms: onocerane

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