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carnosic acid

carnosic acid noun: the diterpenoid carboxylic acid (4aR,10aS)-5,6-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-4a-carboxylic acid present in rosemary and sage.

Noun

carnosic acid (uncountable)

  1. The diterpenoid carboxylic acid (4aR,10aS)-5,6-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-4a-carboxylic acid present in rosemary and sage

Questions about carnosic acid

What does carnosic acid mean?
Carnosic acid means the diterpenoid carboxylic acid (4aR,10aS)-5,6-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-4a-carboxylic acid present in rosemary and sage.
What part of speech is carnosic acid?
Carnosic acid is a noun.

Words near carnosic acid in the dictionary

  1. carnosaur
  2. carnosaurs
  3. carnose
  4. carnosely
  5. carnosic
  6. carnosic acid
  7. carnosinaemia
  8. carnosinase
  9. carnosinases
  10. carnosine
  11. carnosinemia

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