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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bitter crystallizable matter (C22H50O13) found in the seeds of oranges, lemons, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and lemon seeds.

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  • noun chemistry A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.

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Limonum +‎ -in

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