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forsythin

forsythin noun: a glucopyranoside isolated from plants of the genus Forsythia.

Noun

forsythin (uncountable)

  1. A glucopyranoside isolated from plants of the genus Forsythia.
    • Forsythiaside exhibits strong antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate phosphodiesterase inhibitory effects [ 15 ]; forsythin and rutin show a strong antioxidant effect [ 16 ].2015 July 2, Yi-ping Guo, Li-gen Lin, Yi-tao Wang, “Chemistry and pharmacology of the herb pair Flos Lonicerae japonicae-Forsythiae fructus”, in Chinese Medicine, volume 10, →DOI

Origin of forsythin

Forsythia + -in

Questions about forsythin

What does forsythin mean?
Forsythin means a glucopyranoside isolated from plants of the genus Forsythia.
What part of speech is forsythin?
Forsythin is a noun.

Words near forsythin in the dictionary

  1. forsythia
  2. forsythialan
  3. forsythialans
  4. forsythias
  5. forsythiaside
  6. forsythin
  7. forsythoside
  8. forsythosides
  9. fort
  10. Fort Ancient
  11. Fort Archambault

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