nobiletin

N1O1B3I1L1E1T1I1N1

noun

An O-methylated flavone found in citrus peels.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounnobiletin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn O-methylated flavone found in citrus peels.

    One group of chemicals, called polymethoxylated flavones, includes nobiletin, tangeretin and sinesetin.

    2009 March 31, C. Claiborne Ray, “More Than Skin Deep”, in New York Times
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