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hypericin

hypericin noun: a red-coloured anthraquinone derivative, extracted from St. John's wort or prepared synthetically, used as an antidepressant and antiviral agent.

Noun

hypericin (countable and uncountable, plural hypericins)

  1. A red-coloured anthraquinone derivative, extracted from St. John's wort or prepared synthetically, used as an antidepressant and antiviral agent.

Forms of hypericin

pluralhypericins

Words formed from hypericin

Questions about hypericin

What does hypericin mean?
Hypericin means a red-coloured anthraquinone derivative, extracted from St. John's wort or prepared synthetically, used as an antidepressant and antiviral agent.
What part of speech is hypericin?
Hypericin is a noun.
What is the plural of hypericin?
The plural of hypericin is hypericins.

Words near hypericin in the dictionary

  1. hyperhydroxyprolinemia
  2. hyperhygienist
  3. hyperhypercube
  4. hyperhypercubes
  5. hypericaceous
  6. hypericin
  7. hypericins
  8. hypericism
  9. hypericon
  10. hypericum
  11. hypericums

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