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guaianolide

guaianolide noun: any of a group of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from various composite plants of the family Asteraceae.

Noun

guaianolide (plural guaianolides)

  1. Any of a group of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from various composite plants of the family Asteraceae

Forms of guaianolide

pluralguaianolides

Words formed from guaianolide

  • pseudoguaianolide

Questions about guaianolide

What does guaianolide mean?
Guaianolide means any of a group of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from various composite plants of the family Asteraceae.
What part of speech is guaianolide?
Guaianolide is a noun.
What is the plural of guaianolide?
The plural of guaianolide is guaianolides.

Words near guaianolide in the dictionary

  1. guaiacums
  2. guaiacwood
  3. guaiacyl
  4. guaiane
  5. guaianes
  6. guaianolide
  7. guaianolides
  8. guaiapate
  9. Guaiatecas cypress
  10. guaiazulene
  11. guaibasaurid

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