gentiolactone

G2E1N1T1I1O1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

A secoiridoid dilactone, 4-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1 H,8H-pyrano[3,4-c]-pyran-3,8-dione, present in Gentiana triflora

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noungentiolactone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA secoiridoid dilactone, 4-ethyl-4-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1 H,8H-pyrano[3,4-c]-pyran-3,8-dione, present in Gentiana triflora

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