interflavan

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adjective

Between flavan groups.

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Meanings

adjectiveinterflavan (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryBetween flavan groups.

    Proanthocyanidins (PACs) in cranberry are predominantly found in oligomeric forms (up to 13 monomeric units) with at least one A-type double interflavan linkage [epicatechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-epicatechin] between the lower or lowest two units of the oligomer.

    2015 December 30, “Cranberry Flavonoids Modulate Cariogenic Properties of Mixed-Species Biofilm through Exopolysaccharides-Matrix Disruption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From inter- + flavan.

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APA

interflavan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interflavan

MLA

“interflavan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interflavan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interflavan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interflavan.

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