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alpinetin

alpinetin noun: the chromenone (2S)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one present in some ginger plants (of the genus Alpinia).

Noun

alpinetin (uncountable)

  1. The chromenone (2S)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one present in some ginger plants (of the genus Alpinia)

Questions about alpinetin

What does alpinetin mean?
Alpinetin means the chromenone (2S)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one present in some ginger plants (of the genus Alpinia).
What part of speech is alpinetin?
Alpinetin is a noun.

Words near alpinetin in the dictionary

  1. alpine-meadow lizard
  2. alpine-meadow lizards
  3. alpinely
  4. alpines
  5. alpinesque
  6. alpinetin
  7. Alpini
  8. alpinia
  9. alpinias
  10. Alpinid
  11. alpinism

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