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helenin
Inulin In"u*lin, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also dahlin, helenin, alantin, etc.
Helenin
Helenin Hel"e*nin, n. (Chem.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
Helenium autumnale
Sneezeweed Sneeze"weed`, n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered composite plant (Helenium autumnale) the odor of which is said to cause sneezing.
Inula helenium
Helenin Hel"e*nin, n. (Chem.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
Muraena Helenae
Muraena Mu*r[ae]"na, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large eels of the family Mir[ae]nid[ae]. They differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry (Mur[ae]na Helen[ae]) of Southern Europe was the mur[ae]na of the Romans. It is highly valued as a food fish.

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- Helen may refer to: Helen of Troy, in Gr**** mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress Helen (given name)...
- Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn...
- Helen Ann Richardson Khan (born Helen Ann Richardson on 21 November 1938), po****rly known as only Helen (Hindi pronunciation: [heːleːn]), is a Burma-born...
- Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE (née Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. Mirren began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company...
- "To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother...
- Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known as Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She became...
- Saint Helen (abbreviated St. Helen and St Helen) may refer to: Saint Helen of Constantinople, title for Helena (empress) (c. 250 – c. 330), mother of Constantine...
- Helen is a city in White County, Georgia, United States, located along the Chattahoochee River. The po****tion was 510 at the 2010 census. Helen was platted...
- In Gr**** mythology, Helen of Troy (Ancient Gr****: Ἑλένη Helénē, pronounced [helénɛː]), also known as Helen of Sparta, was said to have been the most beautiful...
- Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She rose to fame portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom...
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