diarylheptanoid

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noun

Any of a class of plant secondary metabolites consisting of two aromatic rings (aryl groups) joined by a heptane and having various substituents.

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Meanings

noundiarylheptanoid (plural diarylheptanoids)

plural diarylheptanoids

  1. Any of a class of plant secondary metabolites consisting of two aromatic rings (aryl groups) joined by a heptane and having various substituents.

Origin

From diaryl + heptanoid.

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