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glucoraphanin

glucoraphanin noun: a particular glucosinolate found in broccoli and cauliflower; the glucosinolate precursor of sulforaphane.

Noun

glucoraphanin (uncountable)

  1. A particular glucosinolate found in broccoli and cauliflower; the glucosinolate precursor of sulforaphane.

Origin of glucoraphanin

From gluco- + raphanin.

Questions about glucoraphanin

What does glucoraphanin mean?
Glucoraphanin means a particular glucosinolate found in broccoli and cauliflower; the glucosinolate precursor of sulforaphane.
What part of speech is glucoraphanin?
Glucoraphanin is a noun.

Words near glucoraphanin in the dictionary

  1. glucopyranosides
  2. glucopyranosidic
  3. glucopyranosyl
  4. glucopyranosyls
  5. glucopyranuronic acid
  6. glucoraphanin
  7. glucoregulation
  8. glucoregulatory
  9. glucoresin
  10. glucoresins
  11. glucoronidase

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