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▪ I. gein1 Chem.|ˈdʒiːɪn| Also geine. [f. Gr. γῆ earth + -in; in F. géine (Berzelius a 1848).] A brown precipitate obtained by boiling mould or decayed vegetable matter with alkalies.
1844Hoblyn Dict. Med., Geine. 1864Watts Dict. Chem. ▪ II. gein2|ˈdʒiːɪn| [f. Ge-um + -in; named by Buchner.] ‘A bitter substance extracted from the root of Geum urbanum’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1885). ▪ III. gein obs. form of gain n.1, gain-. ▪ IV. gein Sc. var. given: see give. |