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tetrandrine

tetrandrine noun: a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid that is a calcium channel blocker and isolated from Stephania tetrandra - C₃₈H₄₂N₂O₆.

tetrandrine: a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid that is a calcium channel blocker and isolated from Stephania...
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Noun

tetrandrine (uncountable)

  1. A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid that is a calcium channel blocker and isolated from Stephania tetrandra - C₃₈H₄₂N₂O₆.

Origin of tetrandrine

From translingual Stephania tetrandra (“a plant in which it is found”) + -ine.

Questions about tetrandrine

What does tetrandrine mean?
Tetrandrine means a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid that is a calcium channel blocker and isolated from Stephania tetrandra - C₃₈H₄₂N₂O₆.
What part of speech is tetrandrine?
Tetrandrine is a noun.

Words near tetrandrine in the dictionary

  1. tetranaries
  2. tetranary
  3. tetranary compound
  4. tetranary compounds
  5. tetrandrian
  6. tetrandrine
  7. tetrandrous
  8. tetrandry
  9. tetranectin
  10. tetranectins
  11. tetraneutron

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