sulforaphane

sulforaphane
sul·fo·raph·ane or chiefly Brit sul·pho·raph·ane .səl-fō-'raf-.ān, -'rāf- n an anticarcinogenic isothiocyanate C6H11NOS2 found in cruciferous vegetables (as broccoli and cauliflower) that is thought to function by stimulating the production of enzymes in the body that detoxify cancer-causing substances

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  • sulforaphane — noun Etymology: sulforaphen, a chemically similar substance (from sulfo + raphen, perhaps alteration of raphanin, an alternate name, from New Latin Raphanus, a cruciferous plant genus) + ane Date: 1992 an anticarcinogenic isothiocyanate C6H11NOS2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sulforaphane — noun An antimicrobial compound, 1 isothiocyanato 4 methylsulfinylbutane, found in many brassicas; it has anticancer activity …   Wiktionary

  • sulforaphane — sul·fo·raph·ane …   English syllables

  • sulforaphane — ˌsəlfōˈrafˌān, ˈrāf noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sulforaphen, a chemically similar substance (from sulfo + raphen, perhaps alteration of raphanin, an alternate name, from raphanus + in) + ane; probably originally… …   Useful english dictionary

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