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san•guin•o•lent
(sang gwin′l ənt),USA pronunciation adj.
san•guin′o•len•cy, n.
- Biochemistryof or pertaining to blood.
- Biochemistrycontaining or tinged with blood;
bloody.
- Latin sanguinolentus, equivalent. to sanguin- stem of sanguis blood + -olentus earlier form of -ulentus -ulent
- 1400–50