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cichoric acid

cichoric acid noun: a hydroxycinnamic acid of the phenylpropanoid class that stimulates phagocytosis and inhibits the function of hyaluronidase and HIV-1 integrase.

Noun

cichoric acid (uncountable)

  1. A hydroxycinnamic acid of the phenylpropanoid class that stimulates phagocytosis and inhibits the function of hyaluronidase and HIV-1 integrase.

Origin of cichoric acid

From Cichorium + -ic: it was first isolated from celery, Cichorium intybus.

Questions about cichoric acid

What does cichoric acid mean?
Cichoric acid means a hydroxycinnamic acid of the phenylpropanoid class that stimulates phagocytosis and inhibits the function of hyaluronidase and HIV-1 integrase.
What part of speech is cichoric acid?
Cichoric acid is a noun.

Words near cichoric acid in the dictionary

  1. cichofactins
  2. Cichon
  3. Cichons
  4. cichoraceous
  5. cichoriaceous
  6. cichoric acid
  7. cichories
  8. cichorigenin
  9. cichory
  10. Cichy
  11. Cichys

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