LIGNAN


Meaning of LIGNAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlig-ˌnan ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lign- + -an (III)

Date: 1944

: any of a class of propyl phenolic dimers including many found in plants and noted for having antioxidant and estrogenic activity

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