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Fraxin vs Frain - What's the difference?

fraxin | frain |

As a noun fraxin

is (organic compound) a colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, found in the bark of the ash (fraxinus ) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut it is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.

As a proper noun frain is

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fraxin

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus ) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.

    • Synonyms

    * pavin (Webster 1913)

    frain

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) to ask, inquire; demand.
  • * 1830 , Sir Walter Scott, The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet :
    • I frained fast what was his name, Where that he came, from what country.
  • (rare, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) to question; to ask questions.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, botany) the , ash-tree.

    • Anagrams

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