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phenylpropanoid

phenylpropanoid noun: any of a class of plant-derived organic compounds that are biosynthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine.

Noun

phenylpropanoid (plural phenylpropanoids)

  1. Any of a class of plant-derived organic compounds that are biosynthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine

Forms of phenylpropanoid

pluralphenylpropanoids

Questions about phenylpropanoid

What does phenylpropanoid mean?
Phenylpropanoid means any of a class of plant-derived organic compounds that are biosynthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine.
What part of speech is phenylpropanoid?
Phenylpropanoid is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylpropanoid?
The plural of phenylpropanoid is phenylpropanoids.

Words near phenylpropanoid in the dictionary

  1. phenylpiperidine
  2. phenylpiperidines
  3. phenylpiracetam
  4. phenylpropane
  5. phenylpropanes
  6. phenylpropanoid
  7. phenylpropanoids
  8. phenylpropanolamine
  9. phenylpropanolamines
  10. phenylpropene
  11. phenylpropenes

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