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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nucin \Nu"cin\, n. [L. nux, nucis, a nut.] (Chem.)
     See {Juglone}.
     [1913 Webster] Nucleal

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Juglone \Ju"glone\, n. [L. juglans the walnut + -one.] (Chem.)
     A yellow crystalline substance ({C10H6O3}) resembling
     quinone, extracted from green shucks of the walnut ({Juglans
     regia}); -- called also {nucin}. Chemically, it is
     5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione.
     [1913 Webster]

















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