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ginkgolide

ginkgolide noun: any of a family of diterpenoid lactones found in Ginkgo.

Noun

ginkgolide (plural ginkgolides)

  1. Any of a family of diterpenoid lactones found in Ginkgo.
    • Standardized extracts of ginkgo biloba contain at least 6% ginkgolides; these agents are very potent inhibitors of the PAF receptor (194).1998 May, M. F. McCarty, “Nitric oxide deficiency, leukocyte activation, and resultant ischemia are crucial to the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy/ neuropathy — preventive potential of...

Forms of ginkgolide

pluralginkgolides

Questions about ginkgolide

What does ginkgolide mean?
Ginkgolide means any of a family of diterpenoid lactones found in Ginkgo.
What part of speech is ginkgolide?
Ginkgolide is a noun.
What is the plural of ginkgolide?
The plural of ginkgolide is ginkgolides.

Words near ginkgolide in the dictionary

  1. ginkgoalean
  2. ginkgoaleans
  3. ginkgoes
  4. ginkgoid
  5. ginkgoids
  6. ginkgolide
  7. ginkgolides
  8. ginkgophytan
  9. ginkgophytans
  10. ginkgophyte
  11. ginkgophytes

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