taxifolin

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noun

A flavanonol, dihydroquercetin, found in the Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis var. mairei) and other plants

OriginLatin taxus →
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Meanings

nountaxifolin (plural taxifolins)

plural taxifolins

  1. chemistryA flavanonol, dihydroquercetin, found in the Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis var. mairei) and other plants

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dihydroquercetin

Origin

  1. Latinfolium“leaf”
  2. Latintaxus“yew”
  3. Englishtaxifolin

From Latin taxus (“yew”) + -i- + Latin folium (“leaf”) + -in.

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