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anislactone

anislactone noun: a sesquiterpenoid lactone derived from Illicium merrillianum.

Noun

anislactone (plural anislactones)

  1. A sesquiterpenoid lactone derived from Illicium merrillianum.

Forms of anislactone

pluralanislactones

Origin of anislactone

anis + lactone, coined by Y Fukuyama, JM Huang

Words that rhyme with anislactone

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about anislactone

What does anislactone mean?
Anislactone means a sesquiterpenoid lactone derived from Illicium merrillianum.
What part of speech is anislactone?
Anislactone is a noun.
What is the plural of anislactone?
The plural of anislactone is anislactones.

Words near anislactone in the dictionary

  1. anisidide
  2. anisidine
  3. anisidines
  4. anisindione
  5. anisketone
  6. anislactone
  7. Anislag
  8. Anislagan
  9. anismus
  10. aniso-
  11. anisoastigmatism

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