Definition of Santonic. Meaning of Santonic. Synonyms of Santonic

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Definition of Santonic

Santonic
Santonic San*ton"ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white crystalline substance.

Meaning of Santonic from wikipedia

- Santonic acid is an organic compound containing both carboxylic acid and ketone functionality. It was synthesized from santonin by base-mediated hydrolysis...
- a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen and a selective agonist of the ERĪ² Santonic acid, an organic compound containing both carboxylic acid and ketone functionality...
- longer registered as a drug in most countries. Santonin can be converted to santonic acid (C15H20O4) via based-catalyzed hydrolysis followed by a multistep...
- complicated molecules. Notable among these structure determinations were santonic acid, strychnine, magnamycin and terramycin. In each one of these cases...