dihydroxyflavone

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English

Etymology

From dihydroxy +‎ flavone.

Noun

dihydroxyflavone (plural dihydroxyflavones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any dihydroxy derivative of a flavone
    • 2015 May 1, S Umamaheswari, K.S.Sridevi Sangeetha, “Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Selected Dihydroxyflavones”, in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR, volume 9, →DOI:
      All the selected dihydroxyflavone derivatives showed dose and time dependent inhibition of carrageenan induced paw oedema.