methylnorhomosekikaic acid

noun

(normally 4'-O-methylnorhomosekikaic acid) A depside carboxylic acid with IUPAC name 3-((2,4-dihydroxy-6-propylbenzoyl)oxy)-2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-pentylbenzoic acid

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Meanings

nounmethylnorhomosekikaic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiology(normally 4'-O-methylnorhomosekikaic acid) A depside carboxylic acid with IUPAC name 3-((2,4-dihydroxy-6-propylbenzoyl)oxy)-2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-pentylbenzoic acid

Origin

From methyl- + nor- + homo- + sekikaic acid.

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