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fisetin

fisetin noun: a particular flavonol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one, found in several plants.

Noun

fisetin (uncountable)

  1. A particular flavonol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one, found in several plants

Origin of fisetin

German Fisetholz ("smoke tree") + biochemical suffix -in.

Questions about fisetin

What does fisetin mean?
Fisetin means a particular flavonol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one, found in several plants.
What part of speech is fisetin?
Fisetin is a noun.

Words near fisetin in the dictionary

  1. fise
  2. Fiser
  3. Fisers
  4. fises
  5. fisetic acid
  6. fisetin
  7. fisetinidin
  8. Fisette
  9. Fisettes
  10. fisgig
  11. fisgigs

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