"hypericin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypericins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hypericin (countable and uncountable, plural hypericins)
  1. (organic chemistry, medicine) A red-coloured anthraquinone derivative, extracted from St. John's wort or prepared synthetically, used as an antidepressant and antiviral agent. Wikipedia link: hypericin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine, Organic chemistry Derived forms: protohypericin, pseudohypericin

Inflected forms

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