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artemisin

artemisin noun: a sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.

Noun

artemisin (uncountable)

  1. A sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.

Questions about artemisin

What does artemisin mean?
Artemisin means a sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
What part of speech is artemisin?
Artemisin is a noun.

Words near artemisin in the dictionary

  1. Artemisa
  2. artemisia
  3. Artemisian
  4. artemisias
  5. artemisiifolin
  6. artemisin
  7. artemisinate
  8. artemisinates
  9. artemisinic
  10. artemisinic acid
  11. artemisinin

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