withanolide

English

Etymology

From Withania, one of the genera in which withanolides occur.

Noun

withanolide (countable and uncountable, plural withanolides)

1. Any of a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds occurring as secondary metabolites primarily in genera of the nightshade family, consisting of a steroid backbone bound to a lactone or one of its derivatives.

Hyponyms

• acnistin
• anomanolide
• ixocarpalactone
• jaborol
• nicandrenone
• perulactone
• physalin
• withaperuvin
• withaphysalin
• withasteroid