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phytomolecule

phytomolecule noun: any molecule of a phytocompound; the phytocompound itself.

Noun

phytomolecule (plural phytomolecules)

  1. Any molecule of a phytocompound; the phytocompound itself
    • The finding that the natural phytomolecule luteolin can act as a SphK2 inhibitor may have implications in this field, and in developing this class of inhibitors.2015 November 19, “Sphingosine Kinase 2 and Ceramide Transport as Key Targets of the Natural Flavonoid Luteolin to Induce Apoptosis in Colon Cancer Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of phytomolecule

pluralphytomolecules

Origin of phytomolecule

From phyto- + molecule.

Questions about phytomolecule

What does phytomolecule mean?
Phytomolecule means any molecule of a phytocompound; the phytocompound itself.
What part of speech is phytomolecule?
Phytomolecule is a noun.
What is the plural of phytomolecule?
The plural of phytomolecule is phytomolecules.

Words near phytomolecule in the dictionary

  1. phytometers
  2. phytometric
  3. phytometrics
  4. phytometry
  5. phytomining
  6. phytomolecule
  7. phytomolecules
  8. phytomonad
  9. phytomonads
  10. phytomonic acid
  11. phytomorph

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