Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound, C16H12O5, found in the leaves of Robinia Pseudacacia. It is probably the monomethyletherof apigenin (which see).
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- noun A
glycoside forming in the leaves of the commonlocust tree ; C16H12O5.
Etymologies
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acacia + acetin (an acetate formed when glycerol and acetic acid are heated together)
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Examples
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We received a patent for it acacetin and hope to make it into a drug together with Sinopharm.
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They extracted its key ingredient, acacetin, created its synthetic twin and found success in experiments on dogs with atrial fibrillation.
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Among the 22 flavone derivatives tested, only wogonin was strongly mutagenic, while five derivatives, apigenin triacetate, acacetin, chrysoeriol, pedalitin, and pedalitin tetraacetate, were only weakly mutagenic.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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