English

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

See also

• Filippinerna

References

• filipin in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• filipin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.