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honokiol

honokiol noun: an organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.

Noun

honokiol (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.

Origin of honokiol

From honoki + -ol.

Questions about honokiol

What does honokiol mean?
Honokiol means an organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.
What part of speech is honokiol?
Honokiol is a noun.

Words near honokiol in the dictionary

  1. honnoured
  2. honnouring
  3. honnours
  4. Honns
  5. honoki
  6. honokiol
  7. Honolulan
  8. Honolulu
  9. Honolulu County
  10. Honolulu Time
  11. Honoluluan

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