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lapachone

lapachone noun: any of a small group of quinones, isolated from the bark of the lapacho tree, that have chemopreventive properties.

Noun

lapachone (plural lapachones)

  1. Any of a small group of quinones, isolated from the bark of the lapacho tree, that have chemopreventive properties

Forms of lapachone

plurallapachones

Origin of lapachone

From lapacho + -one.

Questions about lapachone

What does lapachone mean?
Lapachone means any of a small group of quinones, isolated from the bark of the lapacho tree, that have chemopreventive properties.
What part of speech is lapachone?
Lapachone is a noun.
What is the plural of lapachone?
The plural of lapachone is lapachones.

Words near lapachone in the dictionary

  1. lapa
  2. lapachenole
  3. lapacho
  4. lapachol
  5. lapachols
  6. lapachone
  7. lapachones
  8. lapactic
  9. Lapadula
  10. Lapage
  11. Lapaglia

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