English Explanatory Dictionary

honokiol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.

Word forms

honokiol

Etymology

From honoki + -ol.

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