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progoitrin

progoitrin noun: a glycoside of 1,5-vinyl-2-thiooxazolidone present in the foliage of brassicas.

Noun

progoitrin (uncountable)

  1. A glycoside of 1,5-vinyl-2-thiooxazolidone present in the foliage of brassicas.

Origin of progoitrin

From pro- + goitrin.

Questions about progoitrin

What does progoitrin mean?
Progoitrin means a glycoside of 1,5-vinyl-2-thiooxazolidone present in the foliage of brassicas.
What part of speech is progoitrin?
Progoitrin is a noun.

Words near progoitrin in the dictionary

  1. prognostify
  2. prognostize
  3. prognostized
  4. prognostizes
  5. prognostizing
  6. progoitrin
  7. progovernment
  8. progradation
  9. progradational
  10. progradationally
  11. progradations

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