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

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ambrosin (plural ambrosins)

  1. (numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
  2. (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

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