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hispidin

hispidin noun: the phenolic compound 2-[(E)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-6-hydroxypyran-4-one present as a glycoside in some fungi.

Noun

hispidin (uncountable)

  1. The phenolic compound 2-[(E)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-6-hydroxypyran-4-one present as a glycoside in some fungi

Questions about hispidin

What does hispidin mean?
Hispidin means the phenolic compound 2-[(E)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-6-hydroxypyran-4-one present as a glycoside in some fungi.
What part of speech is hispidin?
Hispidin is a noun.

Words near hispidin in the dictionary

  1. hispi
  2. hispi cabbage
  3. hispid
  4. hispidate
  5. hispidated
  6. hispidin
  7. hispidities
  8. hispidity
  9. hispidly
  10. hispidose
  11. hispidulin

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