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glucosinolate

glucosinolate noun: any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.

glucosinolate: any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose
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Noun

glucosinolate (plural glucosinolates)

  1. Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.
    • Glucosinolates are a group of plant thioglucosides found principally among members of the Cruciferae.1991, Alan J. Duncan, “Chapter 6: Glucosinolates”, in J. P. Felix D'Mello, C. M. Duffus, John H. Duffus, editors, Toxic Substances in Crop Plants, page 126
    • Intakes of indoles or their parental glucosinolates, may have beneficial health effects as well as toxicological effects.1999, Lars Ove Dragsted, Naturally Occurring Antitumourigens, page 41
    Synonyms:
    glucosinate

Synonyms of glucosinolate

Forms of glucosinolate

pluralglucosinolates

Words formed from glucosinolate

Questions about glucosinolate

What does glucosinolate mean?
Glucosinolate means any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.
What part of speech is glucosinolate?
Glucosinolate is a noun.
What is the plural of glucosinolate?
The plural of glucosinolate is glucosinolates.

Words near glucosinolate in the dictionary

  1. glucosimeter
  2. glucosimeters
  3. glucosinalbin
  4. glucosinate
  5. glucosinates
  6. glucosinolate
  7. glucosinolates
  8. glucosinolic acid
  9. glucosinolic acids
  10. glucosphingolipid
  11. glucosphingolipids

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