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shikonine

shikonine noun: the quinone dye (R)-5,8-dihydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)naphthalene-1,4-dione.

Noun

shikonine (uncountable)

  1. The quinone dye (R)-5,8-dihydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)naphthalene-1,4-dione

Forms of shikonine

alternative formshikonin

Questions about shikonine

What does shikonine mean?
Shikonine means the quinone dye (R)-5,8-dihydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)naphthalene-1,4-dione.
What part of speech is shikonine?
Shikonine is a noun.

Words near shikonine in the dictionary

  1. shikokianidin
  2. shikokianin
  3. shikoku
  4. shikona
  5. shikonin
  6. shikonine
  7. shikonins
  8. shikonofuran
  9. shikonofurans
  10. shikos
  11. Shikotan

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