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betonicolide

betonicolide noun: a tetracyclic lactone derived from betony with IUPAC name (1S,11aS)-1,5-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-8,8,11a-trimethyl-1,7,7a,9,10,11-hexahydronaphtho[1,2-e][2]benzofuran-3,6-dione.

Noun

betonicolide (plural betonicolides)

  1. A tetracyclic lactone derived from betony with IUPAC name (1S,11aS)-1,5-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-8,8,11a-trimethyl-1,7,7a,9,10,11-hexahydronaphtho[1,2-e][2]benzofuran-3,6-dione

Forms of betonicolide

pluralbetonicolides

Questions about betonicolide

What does betonicolide mean?
Betonicolide means a tetracyclic lactone derived from betony with IUPAC name (1S,11aS)-1,5-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-8,8,11a-trimethyl-1,7,7a,9,10,11-hexahydronaphtho[1,2-e][2]benzofuran-3,6-dione.
What part of speech is betonicolide?
Betonicolide is a noun.
What is the plural of betonicolide?
The plural of betonicolide is betonicolides.

Words near betonicolide in the dictionary

  1. betongue
  2. betongued
  3. betongues
  4. betonguing
  5. betonicine
  6. betonicolide
  7. betonicoside
  8. betonicosides
  9. betonies
  10. betoning
  11. betony

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