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[syn: Iceland moss, Iceland lichen, Cetraria islandica]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cetrarin \Cet"ra*rin\, n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the
scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.)
A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss
(Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients,
among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter
substance.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cetraria islandica
n 1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that
grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine
or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
[syn: Iceland moss, Iceland lichen, Cetraria
islandica]