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honokiol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hon-oki-ol
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.

Uncountable

Etymology

From honoki + -ol.

Usage

Questions

What does honokiol mean?
An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.
Where does honokiol come from?
From honoki + -ol.

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