PLUMBAGIN


Meaning of PLUMBAGIN in English

ˌpləmˈbājə̇n, -āgə̇n; ˈpləmbəjə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary plumbag- (from New Latin Plumbago ) + -in

: a yellow crystalline phenolic compound C 11 H 8 O 3 having antibacterial and medicinal properties that occurs especially in the roots of shrubs of the genus Plumbago; 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone

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