ambrosin

English

Etymology

From Latin ambrosīnus (nummus), from Ambrosius (“Ambrose”), the patron saint of Milan.

Noun

ambrosin (plural ambrosins)

(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima

Derived terms

neoambrosin

Translations

early coin of the Duchy of Milan, bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose

French: ambrosin m
Italian: ambrogino m, ambrosino m
Latin: grossus ambrosīnus m, grossus ambrosiānus m, ambrosīnus m, ambrosiānus m
Russian: амбрози́но n (ambrozíno)

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