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stilbenoid

stilbenoid noun: any of various secondary products of heartwood formation in trees, hydroxylated derivatives of stilbene that are capable of acting as phytoalexins.

Noun

stilbenoid (plural stilbenoids)

  1. Any of various secondary products of heartwood formation in trees, hydroxylated derivatives of stilbene that are capable of acting as phytoalexins.

Forms of stilbenoid

pluralstilbenoids

Origin of stilbenoid

From stilbene + -oid.

Questions about stilbenoid

What does stilbenoid mean?
Stilbenoid means any of various secondary products of heartwood formation in trees, hydroxylated derivatives of stilbene that are capable of acting as phytoalexins.
What part of speech is stilbenoid?
Stilbenoid is a noun.
What is the plural of stilbenoid?
The plural of stilbenoid is stilbenoids.

Words near stilbenoid in the dictionary

  1. stilb
  2. stilbaceous
  3. stilbene
  4. stilbenes
  5. stilbenic
  6. stilbenoid
  7. stilbenoids
  8. stilbenolignan
  9. stilbenolignans
  10. stilbestrol
  11. stilbestrols

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