celastrol

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noun

A pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii and Celastrus regelii

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tripterine
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Meanings

nouncelastrol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii and Celastrus regelii

    Synonyms: tripterine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii and Celastrus regelii

Similar
tripterine
Also see
tripterine

Origin

Celastrus + -ol

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sclerotal
Cite this entry
APA

celastrol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celastrol

MLA

“celastrol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celastrol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celastrol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celastrol.

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