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| lu·pu·lin [ lpyəlin ] |
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bitter constituent of hops: a sticky yellow powder found in hop cones and containing the resins and essential oils that give beer its bitter taste. It was formerly used as a sedative.
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| [Early 19th century. < modern Latin lupulus< Latin, "hop plant," literally "little wolf" < lupus "wolf"] |
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