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neoflavone

neoflavone noun: a neoflavonoid derived from the 4-phenylcoumarin (or 4-aryl-coumarin) backbone (C₁₅H₁₂O₂).

Noun

neoflavone (plural neoflavones)

  1. A neoflavonoid derived from the 4-phenylcoumarin (or 4-aryl-coumarin) backbone (C₁₅H₁₂O₂).
    • The first neoflavone isolated from natural sources was calophyllolide from Calophyllum inophyllum seeds in 1951.

Forms of neoflavone

pluralneoflavones

Origin of neoflavone

From neo- + flavone.

Questions about neoflavone

What does neoflavone mean?
Neoflavone means a neoflavonoid derived from the 4-phenylcoumarin (or 4-aryl-coumarin) backbone (C₁₅H₁₂O₂).
What part of speech is neoflavone?
Neoflavone is a noun.
What is the plural of neoflavone?
The plural of neoflavone is neoflavones.

Words near neoflavone in the dictionary

  1. neofinaconitine
  2. neoflavanoid
  3. neoflavanoids
  4. neoflavene
  5. neoflavenes
  6. neoflavone
  7. neoflavones
  8. neoflavonoid
  9. neoflavonoids
  10. neofolk
  11. neoformalism

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