Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
indigo red (which see, underindigo ).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A substance
isomeric with, and resembling,indigo blue.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word indirubin.
Examples
-
TCM herbal therapies have already led to the development of a number of anticancer drugs, such as indirubin, derived from dang gui lu hui wan, and irisquinone, derived from Iris lacteapallasii.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
-
TCM herbal therapies have already led to the development of a number of anticancer drugs, such as indirubin, derived from dang gui lu hui wan, and irisquinone, derived from Iris lacteapallasii.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
-
Apart from that, using harringtonine and indirubin in treating leukemia, using essential oil of Vitex negundo in treating chronic bronchitis, tongmailing in treating scleroderma,
Chapter 8 1991
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.