INVERTINS

Noun

invertins

plural of invertin

Source: Wiktionary


INVERTIN

In*vert"in, n. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: An unorganized ferment which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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