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- noun organic chemistry A
hydroxycinnamic acid of thephenylpropanoid class thatstimulates phagocytosis and inhibits the function ofhyaluronidase and HIV-1 integrase.
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Cichorium + -ic: it was first isolated from celery, Cichorium intybus.
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