Word.ws English Dictionary

pycnogenol

pycnogenol noun: any of a group of flavonoids extracted from the bark of pine trees, especially proanthocyanidins.

Noun

pycnogenol (plural pycnogenols)

  1. Any of a group of flavonoids extracted from the bark of pine trees, especially proanthocyanidins.
    • On the other hand, pycnogenols, widely found in old empirical antiscorbutic remedies, seem more appropriate...1981, J. L. Beal, Natural products as medicinal agents
    • Proanthocyanidins are included in the pycnogenols, a plant polyphenol chemical group, whose physical, chemical and biological properties have been studied in numerous works (see more especially J. Masquelier, J. Michaud, J. Laparra, and M. C. Dumon, Internat. J. Vit. Nutr. Res. 1979, 49, 307-311).1987, Masquelier, Jack, US Patent 4,698,360 - Plant extract with a proanthocyanidins content as therapeutic agent having radical scavenger effect and use thereof
  2. An antioxidant dietary supplement containing such an extract.

Examples of pycnogenol in a sentence

  • He has found that pycnogenols not only prevent free radical damage to internal organs but also help prevent skin wrinkling.1993, Hans J. Kugler, David Steinman, Life extenders and memory boosters!:
  • The second embodiment of the invention includes the pine bark extract known as proanthocyanidine, also known as pycnogenol.1994, Lerner, Sheldon, US Patent 5,470,874 - Ascorbic acid and proanthocyanidine composition for topical application to human skin:
  • Masquelier (34,35) was perhaps one of the first to recognize the potential of this class of compounds, referring to them as pycnogenols or proanthocyanidols.1997, Fereidoon Shahidi, Natural antioxidants: chemistry, health effects, and applications, page 154:
  • Human trials have shown that the flavonoids of pycnogenol can prevent peripheral hemorrhage, swelling of legs due to water retention, diabetic retinopathy, and high blood pressure.1998, Joe M. Elrod, Supplements for Fibromyalgia, page 26:

Synonyms of pycnogenol

Forms of pycnogenol

pluralpycnogenols

Origin of pycnogenol

From pycno- +.

Questions about pycnogenol

What does pycnogenol mean?
Pycnogenol means any of a group of flavonoids extracted from the bark of pine trees, especially proanthocyanidins.
How do you use pycnogenol in a sentence?
He has found that pycnogenols not only prevent free radical damage to internal organs but also help prevent skin wrinkling.
What part of speech is pycnogenol?
Pycnogenol is a noun.
What is the plural of pycnogenol?
The plural of pycnogenol is pycnogenols.

Words near pycnogenol in the dictionary

  1. pycnodysostotic
  2. pycnofiber
  3. pycnofibers
  4. pycnofibre
  5. pycnofibres
  6. pycnogenol
  7. pycnogenols
  8. pycnogonid
  9. pycnogonids
  10. pycnogonoid
  11. pycnogonoids

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pycnogenol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “pycnogenol.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/pycnogenol. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.