"polyphenol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyphenols [plural]
Etymology: poly- + phenol Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|phenol}} poly- + phenol Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyphenol (plural polyphenols)
  1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties Wikipedia link: polyphenol Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Organic compounds Related terms: polyhydroxyphenol, tannin Translations (any of a large class of organic compounds): 多酚 (duōfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), બહુદર્શવ (bahudarśav) (Gujarati), polifenol [masculine] (Spanish), โพลีฟีนอล (Thai)

Inflected forms

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