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betulinic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-tulin-ic acid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naturally-occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid with antiretroviral, antimalarial and antiinflammatory properties

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin betul(a) (“birch tree”) + -in + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

bevirimat

Phrases

epibetulinic acid

Frequently Paired Words

betulate betulin betulinyl

Questions

What does betulinic acid mean?
A naturally-occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid with antiretroviral, antimalarial and antiinflammatory properties
Where does betulinic acid come from?
From Latin betul(a) (“birch tree”) + -in + -ic.

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