cancerine
/ˈkansəriːn/ /ˈkansərɪn/North American. Now historical and rare
noun
A fertilizer made by grinding up horseshoe crabs (Limulus).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Darwin Rogers (1808–1866), geologist. From cancer + -ine.
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- aborigin
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- aborisation
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- abortee
- aborter
- abortifacient
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