suint

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French suint. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /swɪnt/ (US) IPA(key): /swɪnt/, /ˈsu.ɪnt/ Rhymes: -ɪnt, -uɪnt === Noun === suint (countable and uncountable, plural suints) (organic chemistry) A substance obtained from the dried perspiration of sheep wool, it is of a fatty and earthy consistency and contains potassium salts. ==== Coordinate terms ==== lanolin === Anagrams === Tunis., inust, Sintu, Tunis, uints, Tsun-i, units, Nuits == French == === Etymology === From the same source as suer (“to sweat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɥɛ̃/ === Noun === suint m (plural suints) suint (substance obtained from the wool of sheep) ==== Derived terms ==== dessuintage dessuinter suintage suinter === Further reading === “suint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012