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zingerone

zingerone noun: a crystalline solid organic compound that gives ginger its pungent taste.

Noun

zingerone (usually uncountable, plural zingerones)

  1. (usually) A crystalline solid organic compound that gives ginger its pungent taste.

Forms of zingerone

pluralzingerones

Questions about zingerone

What does zingerone mean?
Zingerone means a crystalline solid organic compound that gives ginger its pungent taste.
What part of speech is zingerone?
Zingerone is a noun.
What is the plural of zingerone?
The plural of zingerone is zingerones.

Words near zingerone in the dictionary

  1. zingaros
  2. zinged
  3. zingel
  4. zingels
  5. zinger
  6. zingerone
  7. zingerones
  8. zingers
  9. zingiber
  10. zingiberaceous
  11. zingiberene

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