stilbenoid

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noun

Any of various secondary products of heartwood formation in trees, hydroxylated derivatives of stilbene that are capable of acting as phytoalexins.

OriginAncient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos →
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Meanings

nounstilbenoid (plural stilbenoids)

plural stilbenoids

  1. chemistryAny of various secondary products of heartwood formation in trees, hydroxylated derivatives of stilbene that are capable of acting as phytoalexins.

Origin

  1. Englishstilbene
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Englishstilbenoid

From stilbene + -oid.

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

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

Chicago

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

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