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xanthochymol

xanthochymol noun: an antibacterial compound found in Garcinia xanthochymus.

Noun

xanthochymol (uncountable)

  1. An antibacterial compound found in Garcinia xanthochymus.
    • Different studies point to xanthochymol and formononetin as showing activity against tumoral cells.2016 January 9, “Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Extracts Obtained by Supercritical Extraction and Ethanolic Extraction of Brown, Green and Red Propolis Derived from Different...

Origin of xanthochymol

From xanthochymus + -ol.

Words formed from xanthochymol

  • isoxanthochymol

Questions about xanthochymol

What does xanthochymol mean?
Xanthochymol means an antibacterial compound found in Garcinia xanthochymus.
What part of speech is xanthochymol?
Xanthochymol is a noun.

Words near xanthochymol in the dictionary

  1. xanthochromia
  2. xanthochromic
  3. xanthochromism
  4. xanthochromistic
  5. xanthochroous
  6. xanthochymol
  7. xanthocillin
  8. xanthocobalt
  9. xanthocobaltic
  10. xanthocone
  11. xanthoconite

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