withanolide
English
Etymology
From Withania, one of the species in which they occur.
Noun
withanolide (countable and uncountable, plural withanolides)
- Any of a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds occurring as secondary metabolites primarily in genera of the nightshade family. They consist of a steroid backbone bound to a lactone or one of its derivatives.
Hyponyms
- acnistin
- anomanolide
- ixocarpalactone
- jaborol
- nicandrenone
- perulactone
- physalin
- withaperuvin
- withaphysalin
- withasteroid
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