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CITRIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does citrin mean?
• CITRIN (noun)
The noun CITRIN has 1 sense:
1. a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
Familiarity information: CITRIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
bioflavinoid; citrin; vitamin P
Hypernyms ("citrin" is a kind of...):
water-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in water)
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