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melannein

melannein noun: a neoflavonoid found in Dalbergia species and others.

Noun

melannein (uncountable)

  1. A neoflavonoid found in Dalbergia species and others.
    • Seven compounds, namely, dalbergin, isodalbergin, dalbergiquinone, dalbergiphenol, methyl dalbergin and melannein and a new ester of dalbergiphenol with higher fatty acid were isolated from the heartwood of Dalbergia sissoo.1991, Annual Report, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, page 180

Questions about melannein

What does melannein mean?
Melannein means a neoflavonoid found in Dalbergia species and others.
What part of speech is melannein?
Melannein is a noun.

Words near melannein in the dictionary

  1. melanizations
  2. melanize
  3. melanized
  4. melanizes
  5. melanizing
  6. melannein
  7. Melano
  8. melano-
  9. melanoacanthoma
  10. melanoacanthomas
  11. melanoblast

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