dihydrostilbene
dihydrostilbene noun: a type of stilbene in which the double bond that typically connects the two phenyl groups is saturated, so that the two phenyl rings are connected by a single bond between their carbon atoms.
Noun
dihydrostilbene (plural dihydrostilbenes)
- A type of stilbene in which the double bond that typically connects the two phenyl groups is saturated, so that the two phenyl rings are connected by a single bond between their carbon atoms.
- Lunularin, a dihydrostilbene, is met with in Marchantia polymorpha (Hop- kins & Perold, 1974) and Conocephalum conicum (Pryce & Linton, 1974).1989, R. N. Chopra, P. K. Kumra, Biology of Bryophytes, page 232
- Alkaline hydrolysis of the aglycone gave a stilbene derivative (Fig. 3) and reduction of the exocyclic double bond in this structure, using socium borohydride and palladium chloride, yielded the dihydrostilbene derivative (Fig. 4)2013, H.N. Nigg, D. Seigler, Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture, page 209
Forms of dihydrostilbene
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Origin of dihydrostilbene
From di- + hydro- + stilbene.
Words formed from dihydrostilbene
Questions about dihydrostilbene
- What does dihydrostilbene mean?
- Dihydrostilbene means a type of stilbene in which the double bond that typically connects the two phenyl groups is saturated, so that the two phenyl rings are connected by a single bond between their carbon atoms.
- What part of speech is dihydrostilbene?
- Dihydrostilbene is a noun.
- What is the plural of dihydrostilbene?
- The plural of dihydrostilbene is dihydrostilbenes.
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