tylophorine

T1Y4L1O1P3H4O1R1I1N1E1

noun

The plant alkaloid (13aS)-2,3,6,7-tetramethoxy-9,11,12,13,13a,14-hexahydrophenanthro[9,10-f]indolizine that has antiangiogenic and antitumor properties

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nountylophorine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe plant alkaloid (13aS)-2,3,6,7-tetramethoxy-9,11,12,13,13a,14-hexahydrophenanthro[9,10-f]indolizine that has antiangiogenic and antitumor properties

Origin

  1. translingualTylophora
  2. Englishtylophorine

translingual Tylophora + -ine.

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APA

tylophorine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tylophorine

MLA

“tylophorine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tylophorine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tylophorine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tylophorine.

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