typhasterol

T1Y4P3H4A1S1T1E1R1O1L1

noun

A particular brassinosteroid

Origintranslingual Typha →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nountyphasterol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA particular brassinosteroid

Origin

  1. translingualTypha“genus of cattails”
  2. Englishtyphasterol

From translingual Typha (“genus of cattails”) + sterol (“class of steroids containing a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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