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silychristin

silychristin noun: a flavonolignan, (2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-[(2R,3S)-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one, found in milk thistles.

Noun

silychristin

  1. A flavonolignan, (2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-[(2R,3S)-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one, found in milk thistles

Questions about silychristin

What does silychristin mean?
Silychristin means a flavonolignan, (2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-[(2R,3S)-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one, found in milk thistles.
What part of speech is silychristin?
Silychristin is a noun.

Words near silychristin in the dictionary

  1. Silwan
  2. silyated
  3. silyation
  4. silybin
  5. silybins
  6. silychristin
  7. silydianin
  8. silyl
  9. silylalkyne
  10. silylamide
  11. silylate

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