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anacardol

anacardol noun: a natural product, of uncertain structure, isolated from the seeds of Anacardium occidentale.

Noun

anacardol (uncountable)

  1. A natural product, of uncertain structure, isolated from the seeds of Anacardium occidentale.
    • Recent studies prove the changes of Rf values of phytoconstituents in Śodhita samples of Bhallātaka as compared to raw Bhallātaka. Due to the decarboxylation of the oil, the anacardic acid gets converted into the less toxic anacardol.2015, Santosh Kumar Maurya et al., “Śodhana: An Ayurvedic process for detoxification and modification of therapeutic activities of poisonous medicinal plants”, in Ancient Science of Life, volume 34...

Questions about anacardol

What does anacardol mean?
Anacardol means a natural product, of uncertain structure, isolated from the seeds of Anacardium occidentale.
What part of speech is anacardol?
Anacardol is a noun.

Words near anacardol in the dictionary

  1. anacardic
  2. anacardic acid
  3. anacardic acids
  4. anacardium nut
  5. anacardium nuts
  6. anacardol
  7. anacatharsis
  8. anacathartic
  9. anacathartics
  10. anacaulase
  11. anacephalaeosis

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