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xanthyletin

xanthyletin noun: a phytoalexin, 2,2-dimethylpyrano[3,2-g]chromen-8-one, found in citrus plants infected with Phytophthora.

Noun

xanthyletin (uncountable)

  1. A phytoalexin, 2,2-dimethylpyrano[3,2-g]chromen-8-one, found in citrus plants infected with Phytophthora.

Questions about xanthyletin

What does xanthyletin mean?
Xanthyletin means a phytoalexin, 2,2-dimethylpyrano[3,2-g]chromen-8-one, found in citrus plants infected with Phytophthora.
What part of speech is xanthyletin?
Xanthyletin is a noun.

Words near xanthyletin in the dictionary

  1. xanthurenic
  2. xanthurenic acid
  3. xanthuria
  4. xanthydrol
  5. xanthyl
  6. xanthyletin
  7. xanthylic
  8. xanthylium
  9. xanthyliums
  10. xantifibrate
  11. xantinol nicotinate

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