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bergenin

bergenin noun: a trihydroxybenzoic acid glycoside with an immunomodulatory effect, found in Bergenia and other plants.

Noun

bergenin (uncountable)

  1. A trihydroxybenzoic acid glycoside with an immunomodulatory effect, found in Bergenia and other plants.
    Synonyms:
    cuscutin

Synonyms of bergenin

Origin of bergenin

From Bergenia + -in.

Words formed from bergenin

Questions about bergenin

What does bergenin mean?
Bergenin means a trihydroxybenzoic acid glycoside with an immunomodulatory effect, found in Bergenia and other plants.
What part of speech is bergenin?
Bergenin is a noun.

Words near bergenin in the dictionary

  1. Bergen County
  2. Bergen op Zoom
  3. Bergenfield
  4. bergenia
  5. bergenias
  6. bergenin
  7. bergenite
  8. bergens
  9. Bergenser
  10. Bergensers
  11. Berger

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