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verazine

verazine noun: a tetrahydropyridine alkaloid derived from a sterol found in Veratrum species, with IUPAC name (3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(1S)-1-[(3S)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridin-6-yl]ethyl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol.

Noun

verazine (uncountable)

  1. A tetrahydropyridine alkaloid derived from a sterol found in Veratrum species, with IUPAC name (3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(1S)-1-[(3S)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridin-6-yl]ethyl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol

Questions about verazine

What does verazine mean?
Verazine means a tetrahydropyridine alkaloid derived from a sterol found in Veratrum species, with IUPAC name (3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(1S)-1-[(3S)-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridin-6-yl]ethyl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol.
What part of speech is verazine?
Verazine is a noun.

Words near verazine in the dictionary

  1. veratrums
  2. veratryl
  3. veratryls
  4. Veraval
  5. verazide
  6. verazine
  7. verb
  8. verb form
  9. verb forms
  10. verb of motion
  11. verb phrase

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