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Fyn

American  
[fyn] / fün /

noun

  1. an island in S Denmark. 1,149 sq. mi. (2,975 sq. km).


Fyn British  
/ fyːn /

noun

  1. the Danish name for Funen

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Partners Stanlee and Bernie, who both like to bray, produced four of the 10 chicks, including Fyn, named for a type of vegetation found on the southern tip of Africa.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

SFKs have many functions, so if high doses of saracatinib are needed to inhibit Fyn kinase action in the brain, they could do damage elsewhere.

From Nature • Jul. 17, 2013

Ambrosius Stub was born on the island of Fyn in 1705, the son of a village tailor.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)

In the year 1673 M. Moth became vice-bishop in Fyn.

From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina

These were a man named Fyn and his sister "Black Joan," who appear to have been born on the Mewstone, near Plymouth, and who were as wild as their companion seabirds.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)