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allixin

allixin noun: a chemical derived from encrustation on aged garlic cloves, 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6-methyl-2-pentyl-4H-pyran-4-one.

Noun

allixin (uncountable)

  1. A chemical derived from encrustation on aged garlic cloves, 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6-methyl-2-pentyl-4H-pyran-4-one

Origin of allixin

From Allium the genus for garlic.

Words formed from allixin

Questions about allixin

What does allixin mean?
Allixin means a chemical derived from encrustation on aged garlic cloves, 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6-methyl-2-pentyl-4H-pyran-4-one.
What part of speech is allixin?
Allixin is a noun.

Words near allixin in the dictionary

  1. allium
  2. alliumoside
  3. alliums
  4. allivalite
  5. allivalites
  6. allixin
  7. allixinato
  8. Alliyah
  9. ALLL
  10. ALLLs
  11. Allman

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