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aspidin

aspidin noun: the toxic compound 2-butanoyl-4-[(3-butanoyl-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)methyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6,6-dimethylcyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one found in aspidium.

Noun

aspidin (uncountable)

  1. The toxic compound 2-butanoyl-4-[(3-butanoyl-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)methyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6,6-dimethylcyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one found in aspidium
  2. A spongy bonelike material that made up the skin of the jawless fish Astraspis

Questions about aspidin

What does aspidin mean?
Aspidin means the toxic compound 2-butanoyl-4-[(3-butanoyl-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)methyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6,6-dimethylcyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one found in aspidium.
What part of speech is aspidin?
Aspidin is a noun.

Words near aspidin in the dictionary

  1. aspiculous
  2. aspidate
  3. aspides
  4. aspidia
  5. aspidiaceous
  6. aspidin
  7. aspidinol
  8. Aspidiske
  9. aspidistra
  10. aspidistral
  11. aspidistras

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