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withanolide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
with-ano-lide
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds occurring as secondary metabolites primarily in genera of the nightshade family, consisting of a steroid backbone bound to a lactone or one of its derivatives.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Withania, one of the genera in which withanolides occur.

Usage

Inflected Forms

withanolides (plural)

Derived Forms

hydroxywithanolide

Questions

What does withanolide mean?
Any of a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds occurring as secondary metabolites primarily in genera of the nightshade family, consisting of a steroid backbone bound to a lactone or one of its derivatives.
Where does withanolide come from?
From Withania, one of the genera in which withanolides occur.

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