Etymology

pentalongin

P3E1N1T1A1L1O1N1G2I1N1

Today it means: A pyranonaphthoquinone antibiotic isolated from the East African medicinal plant Pentas longiflora Full definition →

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From Pentas longiflora + -in.

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