lignan

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Synonyms: ligan, lignin, dignan, linan, ligna

Antonyms: ligan, lignin, dignan, linan, ligna

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} Any of a class of [[phenylpropanoid]] ([[propylbenzene]]) type of [[molecule]]s found in essentially all plants, generally [[dimer]]ic or higher order, and produced by secondary metabolic pathways branching off of aromatic [[amino acid]] [[biosynthesis]], in some cases having associated [[antioxidant]] or [[estrogen]]ic ([[phytoestrogen]]ic) activities; having in common with [[lignin]] the phenylpropanoid monomers, where lignin is a random oxidative polymerization of the same

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