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Meaning of GERANIINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ge*ra"ni*ine\, Geranine \Ger"a*nine\, n. [See
{Geranium}.]
1. (Med.) A valuable astringent obtained from the root of the
   {Geranium maculatum} or crane's-bill.
2. (Chem.) A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill
   ({Geranium maculatum}), and having a peculiar mulberry
   odor. [Written also {geraniin}.]
 

 

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