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epibetulinic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epi-betulin-ic acid
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An epimer of betulinic acid, (1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9R,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-9-hydroxy-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does epibetulinic acid mean?
An epimer of betulinic acid, (1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9R,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-9-hydroxy-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid
Where does epibetulinic acid come from?
From epi- + Latin betul(a) (“birch tree”) + -in + -ic.

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