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costunolide

costunolide noun: a sesquiterpene lactone, (3aS,6E,10E,11aR)-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylene-3,3a,4,5,8,9-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-2(11aH)-one, present in lettuce.

Noun

costunolide (uncountable)

  1. A sesquiterpene lactone, (3aS,6E,10E,11aR)-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylene-3,3a,4,5,8,9-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-2(11aH)-one, present in lettuce

Questions about costunolide

What does costunolide mean?
Costunolide means a sesquiterpene lactone, (3aS,6E,10E,11aR)-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylene-3,3a,4,5,8,9-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-2(11aH)-one, present in lettuce.
What part of speech is costunolide?
Costunolide is a noun.

Words near costunolide in the dictionary

  1. costuming
  2. costumings
  3. costumist
  4. costumists
  5. costumy
  6. costunolide
  7. costus
  8. costuses
  9. costusoside
  10. costware
  11. costworthy

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