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coloquintida

[kol-uh-kwin-ti-duh]

col·o·quin·ti·da

[kol-uh-kwin-ti-duh]
noun
colocynth (defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Greek kolokýnthida, accusative of kolokynthís colocynth
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Coloquintida has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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coloquintida (ˌkɒləˈkwɪntɪdə)
 
n
another name for colocynth
 
[C14: from Medieval Latin, from colocynthid-colocynth]

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