Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA furocoumarin with IUPAC name (±)-3-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-6,7-dihydro-7-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2H-furo-[2,3-g]-1-benzopyran-2-one.
Synonyms: chalepin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA furocoumarin with IUPAC name (±)-3-(1,1-dimethylallyl)-6,7-dihydro-7-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2H-furo-[2,3-g]-1-benzopyran-2-one.
Origin
- translingualHelietta
- Englishheliettin
From translingual Helietta + -in, named by H. Pozzi et al in 1967.https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(67)85062-2
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