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Meaning of glucosinolate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.

Examples

“Glucosinolates are a group of plant thioglucosides found principally among members of the Cruciferae.”
“Intakes of indoles or their parental glucosinolates, may have beneficial health effects as well as toxicological effects.”
“Sulphur availability has a larger effect on the content of glucosinolates, sulphur containing secondary metabolites, in both the vegetation and the seed of oilseed rape plant.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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