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xanthinosin

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

Noun

xanthinosin (uncountable)

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

Questions about xanthinosin

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

Words near xanthinosin in the dictionary

  1. xanthines
  2. xanthinic
  3. xanthinin
  4. xanthinine
  5. xanthinol
  6. xanthinosin
  7. xanthinoxidase
  8. xanthinoxidases
  9. xanthins
  10. xanthinuria
  11. xanthinurias

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