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wilfordine

wilfordine noun: the insecticidal alkaloid [(1S,3R,18S,19R,20R,21R,22S,23R,24R,25R,26S)-20,22,23,25-tetraacetyloxy-21-(acetyloxymethyl)-15,26-dihydroxy-3,15,26-trimethyl-6,16-dioxo-2,5,17-trioxa-11-azapentacyclo[16.7.1.01,21.03,24.07,12]hexacosa-7(12),8,10-trien-19-yl] benzoate present in Tripterygium wilfordii.

Noun

wilfordine (uncountable)

  1. The insecticidal alkaloid [(1S,3R,18S,19R,20R,21R,22S,23R,24R,25R,26S)-20,22,23,25-tetraacetyloxy-21-(acetyloxymethyl)-15,26-dihydroxy-3,15,26-trimethyl-6,16-dioxo-2,5,17-trioxa-11-azapentacyclo[16.7.1.01,21.03,24.07,12]hexacosa-7(12),8,10-trien-19-yl] benzoate present in Tripterygium wilfordii

Questions about wilfordine

What does wilfordine mean?
Wilfordine means the insecticidal alkaloid [(1S,3R,18S,19R,20R,21R,22S,23R,24R,25R,26S)-20,22,23,25-tetraacetyloxy-21-(acetyloxymethyl)-15,26-dihydroxy-3,15,26-trimethyl-6,16-dioxo-2,5,17-trioxa-11-azapentacyclo[16.7.1.01,21.03,24.07,12]hexacosa-7(12),8,10-trien-19-yl] benzoate present in Tripterygium wilfordii.
What part of speech is wilfordine?
Wilfordine is a noun.

Words near wilfordine in the dictionary

  1. Wilfley table
  2. Wilfley tables
  3. Wilfong
  4. Wilfongs
  5. Wilford
  6. wilfordine
  7. Wilfords
  8. wilforlide
  9. wilforlides
  10. wilfoside
  11. Wilfred

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