Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glucosinolate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: glu-cosi-no-late
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.

Example Sentences

"Glucosinolates are a group of plant thioglucosides found principally among members of the Cruciferae."
"Intakes of indoles or their parental glucosinolates, may have beneficial health effects as well as toxicological effects."
"Sulphur availability has a larger effect on the content of glucosinolates, sulphur containing secondary metabolites, in both the vegetation and the seed of oilseed rape plant."

Inflected Forms

glucosinolates (plural)

Derived Forms

desulfoglucosinolate methylthiobutylglucosinolate

Frequently Paired Words

glucose glycosinolate

Synonyms

glucosinate

Questions

What does glucosinolate mean?: Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.

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