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triepoxide

triepoxide noun: any compound that has three epoxide rings.

Noun

triepoxide (plural triepoxides)

  1. Any compound that has three epoxide rings
    • As one kind of triepoxide lactone, triptolide (TP) is the major active compound in TWHF [30 ], which has been shown to have a broad spectrum of biological profiles including anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, anti-fertility, anti-tumor activity, neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects [26 ].2015 November 11, “Triptolide Inhibited Cytotoxicity of Differentiated PC12 Cells Induced by Amyloid-Beta 25–35 via the Autophagy Pathway”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of triepoxide

pluraltriepoxides

Origin of triepoxide

From tri- + epoxide.

Questions about triepoxide

What does triepoxide mean?
Triepoxide means any compound that has three epoxide rings.
What part of speech is triepoxide?
Triepoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of triepoxide?
The plural of triepoxide is triepoxides.

Words near triepoxide in the dictionary

  1. trienniums
  2. trienoic
  3. triens
  4. trientes
  5. trientine
  6. triepoxide
  7. triepoxides
  8. triequal
  9. trier
  10. trier of fact
  11. trierarch

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