Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coumestan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coumes-tan
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of oxidation products of pterocarpan that are similar to coumarin.

Example Sentences

"We investigated the anti-hyperlipidemic effect and the underlying mechanism of wedelolactone, a plant-derived coumestan, in HepG2 cells and high-fat diet (HFD)−induced hyperlipidemic hamsters."

Inflected Forms

coumestans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

coumestrol

Questions

What does coumestan mean?: Any of a group of oxidation products of pterocarpan that are similar to coumarin.

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