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nobility (iou) and Saligenin (medicine)


nobility (iou)



nobility noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French nobilite or Latin nobilitas, from nobilis: see NOBLE, -ITY.]
I.
The quality of being noble in respect of excellence, value, or importance. Now rare. LME.
The quality or condition of being noble in respect of rank, title, or birth. LME.
The quality of being noble in Nature or character; nobleness or dignity of mind. L16.
Chemistry. The property (of an element) of being noble or relatively unreactive. E20.
II.
The body of people forming a noble class in a country or State; the aristocracy, the hereditary peerage. LME.
A noble class; a body of nobles. E17.
A member of a noble class. M19.

Saligenin (medicine)


saligenin
<chemistry> A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance.

Synonym: hydroxy-benzyl alcohol.

Origin: Salicin + -gen.

Source: Websters Dictionary