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shikonofuran

shikonofuran noun: any of a group of shikonin derivatives, isolated from Lithospermum erythrorhizon, that are used in Chinese medicine.

Noun

shikonofuran (plural shikonofurans)

  1. Any of a group of shikonin derivatives, isolated from Lithospermum erythrorhizon, that are used in Chinese medicine

Forms of shikonofuran

pluralshikonofurans

Questions about shikonofuran

What does shikonofuran mean?
Shikonofuran means any of a group of shikonin derivatives, isolated from Lithospermum erythrorhizon, that are used in Chinese medicine.
What part of speech is shikonofuran?
Shikonofuran is a noun.
What is the plural of shikonofuran?
The plural of shikonofuran is shikonofurans.

Words near shikonofuran in the dictionary

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

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