LIGNAN

Meaning of LIGNAN in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lign- + 3-an Date: 1944 any of a class of propyl phenolic dimers including many found in plants and noted for having antioxidant and estrogenic activity

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

LIGNAN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lign- + -an (III) Date: 1944 : any of a class of propyl phenolic dimers …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGNAN — A member of a group of substances found in plants that have shown estrogenic and anticancer effects. Lignans have been …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
LIGNAN — Pronunciation: ' lig- ˌ nan Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lign- + 3 -an Date: 1944 : any of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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