geinn.1
/ˈdʒiːɪn/ Chemistry.
A brown precipitate obtained by boiling mould or decayed vegetable matter with alkalies.
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1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. & Collateral Sci. (ed. 2) Geine.
1864 in H. Watts Dict. Chem.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
geinn.2
/ˈdʒiːɪn/ ‘A bitter substance extracted from the root of Geum urbanum’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1885).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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