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polyphyllin

polyphyllin noun: any of a class of saponins, isolated from the herb Paris polyphylla, that has anticancer activity.

Noun

polyphyllin (plural polyphyllins)

  1. Any of a class of saponins, isolated from the herb Paris polyphylla, that has anticancer activity

Forms of polyphyllin

pluralpolyphyllins

Origin of polyphyllin

From translingual polyphylla + -in.

Questions about polyphyllin

What does polyphyllin mean?
Polyphyllin means any of a class of saponins, isolated from the herb Paris polyphylla, that has anticancer activity.
What part of speech is polyphyllin?
Polyphyllin is a noun.
What is the plural of polyphyllin?
The plural of polyphyllin is polyphyllins.

Words near polyphyllin in the dictionary

  1. polyphyletic
  2. polyphyletically
  3. polyphyleticism
  4. polyphyletism
  5. polyphylety
  6. polyphyllin
  7. polyphyllins
  8. polyphylloside
  9. polyphyllous
  10. polyphylly
  11. polyphylogeny

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