Definition of Nin-sin

1. Noun. Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers.

Exact synonyms: Ginseng, Panax Ginseng, Panax Pseudoginseng, Panax Schinseng
Group relationships: Genus Panax, Panax
Terms within: Ginseng
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nin-sin

nimite
nimmed
nimmer
nimmers
nimming
nimodipine
nimonic
nimono
nimorazole
nimotuzumab
nimrods
nims
nimshies
nimshy
nimustine
nin-sin (current term)
nincom
nincoms
nincum
nincums
nine
nine-ball
nine-banded armadillo
nine-bark
nine-eyes
nine-killer

Literary usage of Nin-sin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Morphology of the Hupa Language by Pliny Earle Goddard (1905)
"104-1. ai ne sen, past def. 1 sing., I thought. 187-3. ai nin sin ne, imp. 2 sing., you must think. ..."

2. Life and Culture of the Hupa by Pliny Earle Goddard (1903)
""xê" xoL-tcit-den-ne ûn-dï-yau nin dô-ai-nin-sin-ûx ûn-dï-yau "Xe," he said, ... nin-sin it was you think hai-yo tan-din-nan hai-yaL-un a-xoL-tcit- 12 that ..."

3. A Course in Mathematical Analysis by Edouard Goursat, Earle Raymond Hedrick (1904)
"... 4- / sin'xdx, Jo Jt* fj» pi nin sin" x dx 4- I sin" a; efe; = F(x) 4- I sin"a;flix, •/o Jo since sin x has the period 2ir. If » is even, it is evident ..."

4. Laboratory Exercises in Physical Chemistry by Frederick Hutton Getman (1908)
"i the angle of emergence, then we have NIn sin f but hence sin i sin (90°-e) sin i cose sin i J1-. ..."

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