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cinerin definition

cin·erin (sin′ər in′)

noun

either of two compounds, CHO and CHO, in pyrethrum flowers, used in insecticides

Etymology: < L cinis, ashes (see incinerate) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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