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phlorizin

phlorizin noun: a glucoside of phloretin, phloretin-2'-β-D-glucopyranoside, found in unripe apples.

Noun

phlorizin (uncountable)

  1. A glucoside of phloretin, phloretin-2'-β-D-glucopyranoside, found in unripe apples.

Synonyms of phlorizin

Forms of phlorizin

alternative formphloridzin
alternative formphloridzine
alternative formphlorizine

Origin of phlorizin

From Ancient Greek φλόος (phlóos, “bark”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + -in.

Words formed from phlorizin

Questions about phlorizin

What does phlorizin mean?
Phlorizin means a glucoside of phloretin, phloretin-2'-β-D-glucopyranoside, found in unripe apples.
What part of speech is phlorizin?
Phlorizin is a noun.

Words near phlorizin in the dictionary

  1. phlorhizin
  2. phloridzin
  3. phloridzine
  4. phlorin
  5. phlorins
  6. phlorizin
  7. phlorizine
  8. phlorizinization
  9. phlorizinize
  10. phlorizinized
  11. phlorizinizes

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