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bergamottin

bergamottin noun: any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals.

Noun

bergamottin (countable and uncountable, plural bergamottins)

  1. Any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals.

Forms of bergamottin

pluralbergamottins

Origin of bergamottin

From bergamot + -in.

Questions about bergamottin

What does bergamottin mean?
Bergamottin means any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals.
What part of speech is bergamottin?
Bergamottin is a noun.
What is the plural of bergamottin?
The plural of bergamottin is bergamottins.

Words near bergamottin in the dictionary

  1. bergamot
  2. bergamot mint
  3. bergamot mints
  4. bergamotene
  5. bergamots
  6. bergamottin
  7. bergamottins
  8. Bergan
  9. bergander
  10. berganders
  11. Berganza

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