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ambrosin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-brosin
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.

noun

The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima

Etymology

From Latin ambrosīnus (nummus), from Ambrosius (“Ambrose”), the patron saint of Milan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ambrosins (plural)

Derived Forms

neoambrosin

Questions

What does ambrosin mean?
An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
Where does ambrosin come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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