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gentisein

gentisein noun: 1⋅3⋅7-trihydroxyxanthone, found in the form of its methyl ether (gentisin) in gentian root, or obtained synthetically by condensing phloroglucinol with hydroquinone carboxylic acid.

Noun

gentisein (uncountable)

  1. 1⋅3⋅7-trihydroxyxanthone, found in the form of its methyl ether (gentisin) in gentian root, or obtained synthetically by condensing phloroglucinol with hydroquinone carboxylic acid.

Origin of gentisein

From gentisin + -ein.

Questions about gentisein

What does gentisein mean?
Gentisein means 1⋅3⋅7-trihydroxyxanthone, found in the form of its methyl ether (gentisin) in gentian root, or obtained synthetically by condensing phloroglucinol with hydroquinone carboxylic acid.
What part of speech is gentisein?
Gentisein is a noun.

Words near gentisein in the dictionary

  1. gentiolactone
  2. gentiopicrin
  3. gentiopicroside
  4. gentisate
  5. gentisates
  6. gentisein
  7. gentisic acid
  8. gentisin
  9. gentle
  10. gentle and simple
  11. Gentle Annie

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