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gentiolactone

gentiolactone noun: a secoiridoid dilactone, 4-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1 H,8H-pyrano[3,4-c]-pyran-3,8-dione, present in Gentiana triflora.

Noun

gentiolactone (uncountable)

  1. A secoiridoid dilactone, 4-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1 H,8H-pyrano[3,4-c]-pyran-3,8-dione, present in Gentiana triflora

Questions about gentiolactone

What does gentiolactone mean?
Gentiolactone means a secoiridoid dilactone, 4-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1 H,8H-pyrano[3,4-c]-pyran-3,8-dione, present in Gentiana triflora.
What part of speech is gentiolactone?
Gentiolactone is a noun.

Words near gentiolactone in the dictionary

  1. gentiobiosyloleandrin
  2. gentiobiulose
  3. gentiocyanin
  4. gentiocyanins
  5. gentiodelphin
  6. gentiolactone
  7. gentiopicrin
  8. gentiopicroside
  9. gentisate
  10. gentisates
  11. gentisein

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