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helioxanthin

helioxanthin noun: any of a group of benzofurans (especially 10-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-9H-[2]benzofuro[6,5-g][1,3]benzodioxol-7-one) that suppress gene expression of human hepatitis B virus.

Noun

helioxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural helioxanthins)

  1. Any of a group of benzofurans (especially 10-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-9H-[2]benzofuro[6,5-g][1,3]benzodioxol-7-one) that suppress gene expression of human hepatitis B virus

Forms of helioxanthin

pluralhelioxanthins

Questions about helioxanthin

What does helioxanthin mean?
Helioxanthin means any of a group of benzofurans (especially 10-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-9H-[2]benzofuro[6,5-g][1,3]benzodioxol-7-one) that suppress gene expression of human hepatitis B virus.
What part of speech is helioxanthin?
Helioxanthin is a noun.
What is the plural of helioxanthin?
The plural of helioxanthin is helioxanthins.

Words near helioxanthin in the dictionary

  1. heliotypic
  2. heliotyping
  3. heliotypography
  4. heliotypy
  5. heliox
  6. helioxanthin
  7. helioxerophyllous
  8. heliozelid
  9. heliozelids
  10. heliozoan
  11. heliozoans

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