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elgonica

elgonica noun: a particular anthraquinone found in certain aloes, normally as a dimer.

Noun

elgonica (uncountable)

  1. A particular anthraquinone found in certain aloes, normally as a dimer.
    • We found that the major compounds in the solution were aloin A and aloin B. In addition, 10-hydroxy aloin and elgonica dimers were detected in smaller amounts.2016 February 17, “The Inhibitory Effect of Natural Products on Protein Fibrillation May Be Caused by Degradation Products – A Study Using Aloin and Insulin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about elgonica

What does elgonica mean?
Elgonica means a particular anthraquinone found in certain aloes, normally as a dimer.
What part of speech is elgonica?
Elgonica is a noun.

Words near elgonica in the dictionary

  1. Elginists
  2. Elgins
  3. elgodipine
  4. Elgoibar
  5. Elgon
  6. elgonica
  7. ELGs
  8. Elham
  9. Elhams
  10. Elhaz
  11. elhi

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