Organic Chemical
coumestan Audio
[ koo-meh-stan ]
Definitions related to coumestan:
  • A class of organic compounds possessing coumarin structure (benzopyrone) fused to the furan ring of benzofurone (a bicyclic compound which is composed of a phenyl ring fused to a 5-member furan ring that has an oxygen atom at the 1 position). Also refers to the simplest coumestan.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • An estrogen-like substance (phytoestrogen) made by some plants. Coumestans may have anticancer effects.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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