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betulinic acid

betulinic acid noun: a naturally-occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid with antiretroviral, antimalarial and antiinflammatory properties.

Noun

betulinic acid (uncountable)

  1. A naturally-occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid with antiretroviral, antimalarial and antiinflammatory properties

Origin of betulinic acid

From Latin betul(a) (“birch tree”) + -in + -ic.

Words formed from betulinic acid

Questions about betulinic acid

What does betulinic acid mean?
Betulinic acid means a naturally-occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid with antiretroviral, antimalarial and antiinflammatory properties.
What part of speech is betulinic acid?
Betulinic acid is a noun.

Words near betulinic acid in the dictionary

  1. betulates
  2. betulin
  3. betulinamaric acid
  4. betuline
  5. betulinic
  6. betulinic acid
  7. betulins
  8. betulinyl
  9. betulonate
  10. betulonates
  11. betulone

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