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zingiberine

zingiberine noun: a monocyclic sesquiterpene, the predominant constituent of oil of Zingiber.

Noun

zingiberine (uncountable)

  1. A monocyclic sesquiterpene, the predominant constituent of oil of Zingiber.

Origin of zingiberine

Zingiber + -ine

Questions about zingiberine

What does zingiberine mean?
Zingiberine means a monocyclic sesquiterpene, the predominant constituent of oil of Zingiber.
What part of speech is zingiberine?
Zingiberine is a noun.

Words near zingiberine in the dictionary

  1. zingers
  2. zingiber
  3. zingiberaceous
  4. zingiberene
  5. zingiberenin
  6. zingiberine
  7. zingiberoid
  8. zingiberoids
  9. zingiberol
  10. zingiberoside
  11. zingibers

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