plectranthone

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noun

The diterpenoid [(1R,2S,4aR,8aR)-1-acetyloxy-8-methyl-6-oxo-2-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-4a-yl]methyl acetate; any isomer of this compound

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Meanings

nounplectranthone (countable and uncountable, plural plectranthones)

plural plectranthones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe diterpenoid [(1R,2S,4aR,8aR)-1-acetyloxy-8-methyl-6-oxo-2-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-4a-yl]methyl acetate; any isomer of this compound
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