English

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. They consist of a steroid backbone bound to a lactone or one of its derivatives.

Hyponyms

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