heterophylline

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noun

A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in Parsonsia heterophylla.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounheterophylline (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in Parsonsia heterophylla.

Origin

  1. Latinheterophylla
  2. Englishheterophylline

From Latin heterophylla + -ine.

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heterophylline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophylline

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Chicago

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