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bergaptene

bergaptene is the archaic form of bergapten.

Meaning of bergapten

Noun

bergapten (uncountable)

  1. 5-methoxypsoralen, a psoralen found in the essential oil of bergamot (where it is the cause of phototoxicity) and other citruses.

Questions about bergaptene

What is bergaptene the archaic form of?
Bergaptene is the archaic form of bergapten.

Words near bergaptene in the dictionary

  1. bergander
  2. berganders
  3. Berganza
  4. Berganzas
  5. bergapten
  6. bergaptene
  7. bergaptol
  8. Bergara
  9. bergedel
  10. Bergedorf
  11. Bergeijk

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