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norlignan

norlignan noun: any of a group of plant metabolites based on diphenylpentane.

Noun

norlignan (plural norlignans)

  1. Any of a group of plant metabolites based on diphenylpentane

Forms of norlignan

pluralnorlignans

Origin of norlignan

From nor- + lignan.

Words formed from norlignan

Questions about norlignan

What does norlignan mean?
Norlignan means any of a group of plant metabolites based on diphenylpentane.
What part of speech is norlignan?
Norlignan is a noun.
What is the plural of norlignan?
The plural of norlignan is norlignans.

Words near norlignan in the dictionary

  1. norleucine
  2. norleucines
  3. norlevorphanol
  4. norlichexanthone
  5. norlichexanthones
  6. norlignan
  7. norlignane
  8. norlignanes
  9. norlignans
  10. Norlin
  11. Norling

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