I. ˈlīnə̇n noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lin- (from Latin linum flax) + -in — more at linen
1. : a bitter white crystallizable substance with purgative qualities obtained from the purging flax
2. : a protein obtained from flaxseed
II. noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lin- (from Latin linum thread, flax) + -in; originally formed in German
: the feebly-staining portion of the reticulum of the nucleus of a resting cell in which chromatin granules appear to be embedded that is variously construed as chromatin in a particular physical state or in fixed preparations as precipitated protein