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- noun Plural form of
triterpenoid .
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Examples
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Though apples are primo sources of healthful flavonoids, including cancer-fighting compounds called triterpenoids, they're also a "dirty" fruit in terms of pesticides.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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In the United States, the National Cancer Institute is investigating triterpenoids, compounds found in licorice root, for their ability to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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In the United States, the National Cancer Institute is investigating triterpenoids, compounds found in licorice root, for their ability to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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In the United States, the National Cancer Institute is investigating triterpenoids, compounds found in licorice root, for their ability to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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In the United States, the National Cancer Institute is investigating triterpenoids, compounds found in licorice root, for their ability to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Extracts from the pygeum contain sterols, pentacylic triterpenoids, and ferulic esters.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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Extracts from the pygeum contain sterols, pentacylic triterpenoids, and ferulic esters.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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Lewis-acid catalysed rearrangement of triterpenoids.
Chapter 5 1953
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Lavender contains the active ingredients tannins, coumarins, flavonoids, triterpenoids and volatile oil.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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A wide range of studies in recent years has shown that triterpenoids like maslinic acid hinder carcinogenesis by intervening in pathways such as carcinogen activation, DNA repair, cell cycle arrest, cell differentiation and the induction of apoptosis in cancer cells.
India eNews 2009
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