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dihydroxyflavone

dihydroxyflavone noun: any dihydroxy derivative of a flavone.

Noun

dihydroxyflavone (plural dihydroxyflavones)

  1. Any dihydroxy derivative of a flavone
    • All the selected dihydroxyflavone derivatives showed dose and time dependent inhibition of carrageenan induced paw oedema.2015 May 1, S Umamaheswari, K.S.Sridevi Sangeetha, “Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Selected Dihydroxyflavones”, in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR, volume 9, →DOI

Forms of dihydroxyflavone

pluraldihydroxyflavones

Origin of dihydroxyflavone

From dihydroxy + flavone.

Questions about dihydroxyflavone

What does dihydroxyflavone mean?
Dihydroxyflavone means any dihydroxy derivative of a flavone.
What part of speech is dihydroxyflavone?
Dihydroxyflavone is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydroxyflavone?
The plural of dihydroxyflavone is dihydroxyflavones.

Words near dihydroxyflavone in the dictionary

  1. dihydroxycholecalciferol
  2. dihydroxycholecalciferols
  3. dihydroxyeicosatrienoic
  4. dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid
  5. dihydroxyethyl
  6. dihydroxyflavone
  7. dihydroxyflavones
  8. dihydroxyhomotyrosine
  9. dihydroxyindole
  10. dihydroxyindoles
  11. dihydroxyketone

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