ursolic acid

noun

a pentacyclic triterpenoid carboxylic acid found in many plants; an isomer of oleanolic acid

Meanings

nounursolic acid (plural ursolic acids)

plural ursolic acids

  1. chemistrya pentacyclic triterpenoid carboxylic acid found in many plants; an isomer of oleanolic acid

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 熊果酸
  • 熊果酸 (xióngguǒsuān)a carboxylic acid
Finnish ursolihappo
  • ursolihappoa carboxylic acid
French acide ursolique
  • acide ursoliquea carboxylic acid
Italian acido ursolico
  • acido ursolicoa carboxylic acid
Portuguese ácido ursólico
  • ácido ursólicoa carboxylic acid
Romanian acid ursolic
  • acid ursolica carboxylic acid
Spanish ácido ursólico
  • ácido ursólicoa carboxylic acid
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