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xanthorrhizol

xanthorrhizol noun: a sesquiterpenoid, present in Curcuma xanthorrhiza, thought to show anticancer and antimicrobial activity.

Noun

xanthorrhizol (uncountable)

  1. A sesquiterpenoid, present in Curcuma xanthorrhiza, thought to show anticancer and antimicrobial activity.

Questions about xanthorrhizol

What does xanthorrhizol mean?
Xanthorrhizol means a sesquiterpenoid, present in Curcuma xanthorrhiza, thought to show anticancer and antimicrobial activity.
What part of speech is xanthorrhizol?
Xanthorrhizol is a noun.

Words near xanthorrhizol in the dictionary

  1. xanthorhodopsin
  2. xanthorhodopsins
  3. xanthorin
  4. xanthorioid
  5. xanthorism
  6. xanthorrhizol
  7. xanthorrhoea
  8. xanthorrhoeas
  9. Xanthos
  10. xanthose
  11. xanthoses

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