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Definition of "triterpenoid" []

  • A terpenoid having a C30 skeleton (noun)
  • Of, or relating to a triterpene or triterpenoid (adjective)

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Use "triterpenoid" in a sentence
  • "Its active constituents are ginsenosides or triterpenoid saponin glycosides, which may have beneficial effects on fatigue and the immune system and have antidiabetic and anti-impotence effects."
  • "Yet a third triterpenoid isolated from neem is salannin."
  • "Part XVI I l: 28—hydroxyglycyrrhetic acid, a new triterpenoid isolated from the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra."
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