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icaritin

icaritin noun: a flavonoid 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one that enhances osteoblastic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.

Noun

icaritin (uncountable)

  1. A flavonoid 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one that enhances osteoblastic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

Questions about icaritin

What does icaritin mean?
Icaritin means a flavonoid 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one that enhances osteoblastic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.
What part of speech is icaritin?
Icaritin is a noun.

Words near icaritin in the dictionary

  1. Icarians
  2. icaridin
  3. icariin
  4. icariside
  5. icarisides
  6. icaritin
  7. icarrin
  8. Icarus
  9. ICAS
  10. icasm
  11. icasms

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