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tenuigenin

tenuigenin noun: a steroidal compound, present in Polygala tenuifolia, that is used in Chinese medicine as an antioxidative and antiinflammatory agent.

Noun

tenuigenin (uncountable)

  1. A steroidal compound, present in Polygala tenuifolia, that is used in Chinese medicine as an antioxidative and antiinflammatory agent
    Synonyms:
    senegenin

Synonyms of tenuigenin

  • senegenin

Questions about tenuigenin

What does tenuigenin mean?
Tenuigenin means a steroidal compound, present in Polygala tenuifolia, that is used in Chinese medicine as an antioxidative and antiinflammatory agent.
What part of speech is tenuigenin?
Tenuigenin is a noun.

Words near tenuigenin in the dictionary

  1. tenuguis
  2. tenuifolin
  3. tenuifolins
  4. tenuifolioside
  5. tenuifolious
  6. tenuigenin
  7. tenuinucellate
  8. tenuious
  9. tenuipalpid
  10. tenuipalpids
  11. tenuirostral

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