单词 | polyphenol |
释义 | polyphenol[ pol-ee-fee-nawl, -nol ] / ˌpɒl iˈfi nɔl, -nɒl / nounChemistry. a polymeric phenol. Biochemistry. any of a group of naturally occurring compounds found significantly in fruits, vegetables, cereals, coffee, tea, and wine, and widely studied for properties believed to promote health and fight disease.See also flavonoid. Origin of polyphenolFirst recorded in 1895–1900; poly- + phenol Words nearby polyphenolpolyphase, polyphasic, Polyphemus, Polyphemus moth, polyphenic gene, polyphenol, polyphobia, polyphone, polyphonic, polyphonic prose, polyphony Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polyphenol
Scientific definitions for polyphenolpolyphenol [ pŏl′ē-fē′nôl′, -nōl′ ] Any of various alcohols containing two or more benzene rings that each have at least one hydroxyl group (OH) attached. Many polyphenols occur naturally in plants and some kinds, such as the flavonoids and tannins, are believed to be beneficial to health. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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