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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bitter principle contained in Natal or Cape aloes. See
aloin .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf.
aloon .
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- noun organic chemistry A
bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes.
Etymologies
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From Natal aloes and -in.
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