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hodulcine

hodulcine noun: a glycoside isolated from the leaves of Hovenia dulcis Thunb., the Japanese raisin tree. It is an antisweet compound.

Noun

hodulcine (uncountable)

  1. A glycoside isolated from the leaves of Hovenia dulcis Thunb., the Japanese raisin tree. It is an antisweet compound.

Origin of hodulcine

From Hovenia dulcis + -ine.

Questions about hodulcine

What does hodulcine mean?
Hodulcine means a glycoside isolated from the leaves of Hovenia dulcis Thunb., the Japanese raisin tree. It is an antisweet compound.
What part of speech is hodulcine?
Hodulcine is a noun.

Words near hodulcine in the dictionary

  1. Hodsdon
  2. Hodsdons
  3. hodsful
  4. Hodson
  5. Hodsons
  6. hodulcine
  7. Hodzic
  8. Hodzics
  9. hoe
  10. Hoe and Worthing
  11. hoe around

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