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alantolactone

alantolactone noun: the sesquiterpene lactone 3aR,5S,8aR,9aR-3a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydro-5,8a-dimethyl-3-methylene-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-one which inhibits proliferation of cancer cells.

Noun

alantolactone (uncountable)

  1. The sesquiterpene lactone 3aR,5S,8aR,9aR-3a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydro-5,8a-dimethyl-3-methylene-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-one which inhibits proliferation of cancer cells

Words formed from alantolactone

Questions about alantolactone

What does alantolactone mean?
Alantolactone means the sesquiterpene lactone 3aR,5S,8aR,9aR-3a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydro-5,8a-dimethyl-3-methylene-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-one which inhibits proliferation of cancer cells.
What part of speech is alantolactone?
Alantolactone is a noun.

Words near alantolactone in the dictionary

  1. alanosine
  2. alans
  3. alant
  4. alantin
  5. alantol
  6. alantolactone
  7. alants
  8. alanyl
  9. alanylated
  10. alanylation
  11. alanyls

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