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xanthatin

xanthatin noun: the sesquiterpenoid xanthanolide (3~{a}~{R},7~{S},8~{a}~{S})-7-methyl-3-methylidene-6-[(~{E})-3-oxobut-1-enyl]-4,7,8,8~{a}-tetrahydro-3~{a}~{H}-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-one present in Xanthium strumarium leaves.

Noun

xanthatin (uncountable)

  1. The sesquiterpenoid xanthanolide (3~{a}~{R},7~{S},8~{a}~{S})-7-methyl-3-methylidene-6-[(~{E})-3-oxobut-1-enyl]-4,7,8,8~{a}-tetrahydro-3~{a}~{H}-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-one present in Xanthium strumarium leaves.

Questions about xanthatin

What does xanthatin mean?
Xanthatin means the sesquiterpenoid xanthanolide (3~{a}~{R},7~{S},8~{a}~{S})-7-methyl-3-methylidene-6-[(~{E})-3-oxobut-1-enyl]-4,7,8,8~{a}-tetrahydro-3~{a}~{H}-cyclohepta[b]furan-2-one present in Xanthium strumarium leaves.
What part of speech is xanthatin?
Xanthatin is a noun.

Words near xanthatin in the dictionary

  1. xanthanolide
  2. xanthanolides
  3. xanthans
  4. xanthate
  5. xanthates
  6. xanthatin
  7. xanthation
  8. xanthations
  9. xanthaurine
  10. Xanthe
  11. xanthein

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