epipodophyllotoxin

English

Etymology

epi- + podophyllotoxin

Noun

epipodophyllotoxin (plural epipodophyllotoxins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of complex lignans extracted from the root of the American mayapple plant (Podophyllum peltatum)
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