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auraptene

auraptene noun: a bioactive monoterpene coumarin ether that helps to prevent degenerative diseases, first isolated from the genus Citrus.

Noun

auraptene (uncountable)

  1. A bioactive monoterpene coumarin ether that helps to prevent degenerative diseases, first isolated from the genus Citrus.

Questions about auraptene

What does auraptene mean?
Auraptene means a bioactive monoterpene coumarin ether that helps to prevent degenerative diseases, first isolated from the genus Citrus.
What part of speech is auraptene?
Auraptene is a noun.

Words near auraptene in the dictionary

  1. aurantiamide
  2. aurantiasis
  3. aurantimycin A
  4. aurantiobtusin
  5. aurapten
  6. auraptene
  7. aurar
  8. Auraria
  9. auras
  10. aurasperone
  11. aurasperones

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