retrochalcone

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noun

Any of a group of phenolic chalconoids

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Meanings

nounretrochalcone (plural retrochalcones)

plural retrochalcones

  1. chemistryAny of a group of phenolic chalconoids

Origin

From retro- + chalcone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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