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chrysin

chrysin noun: the flavone 5,7-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one, isolated from the passionflower (Passiflora caerulea), sometimes used as an aromatase inhibitor supplement by bodybuilders and athletes.

Noun

chrysin (uncountable)

  1. The flavone 5,7-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one, isolated from the passionflower (Passiflora caerulea), sometimes used as an aromatase inhibitor supplement by bodybuilders and athletes

Questions about chrysin

What does chrysin mean?
Chrysin means the flavone 5,7-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one, isolated from the passionflower (Passiflora caerulea), sometimes used as an aromatase inhibitor supplement by bodybuilders and athletes.
What part of speech is chrysin?
Chrysin is a noun.

Words near chrysin in the dictionary

  1. chrysiasis
  2. chrysidid
  3. chrysidids
  4. chrysidoid
  5. chrysidoids
  6. chrysin
  7. Chrysippan
  8. Chrysippus
  9. Chrysler
  10. Chryslers
  11. chryso-

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