filipin

See also: filipín and Filipin@

English

Etymology

filipinensis +‎ -in

Noun

filipin (uncountable)

1. A potent antifungal chemical first isolated from the actinomycete Streptomyces filipinensis, widely used as a histochemical stain for cholesterol.

Swedish

Etymology

Presumably from German Vielliebchen, but see the etymology for philopena.

Noun

filipin c

1. philopena (a game)
2. philopena (a nut or almond with double kernel)

Declension

Declension of filipin
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	filipin	filipinen	filipiner	filipinerna
Genitive	filipins	filipinens	filipiners	filipinernas

See also

• Filippinerna

References

• filipin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• filipin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)