polyphenol

American  

[pol-ee-fee-nawl, -nol] / ˌpɒl iˈfi nɔl, -nɒl /

noun

1. Chemistry. a polymeric phenol.

2. Biochemistry. any of a group of naturally occurring compounds found significantly in fruits, vegetables, cereals, coffee, tea, and wine, and widely studied for properties believed to promote health and fight disease.

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polyphenol Scientific  

/ pŏl′ē-fē′nôl′,-nōl′ /

1. Any of various alcohols containing two or more benzene rings that each have at least one hydroxyl group (OH) attached. Many polyphenols occur naturally in plants and some kinds, such as the flavonoids and tannins, are believed to be beneficial to health.

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Etymology

Origin of polyphenol

First recorded in 1895–1900; poly- + phenol

Example Sentences

The researchers noted that although cardiovascular risk naturally increases with age, participants with higher polyphenol intake experienced a slower rise in risk across the 11-year follow-up period.

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The PPS demonstrated stronger links to cardiovascular health than estimates of total polyphenol intake.

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The absence of a specific polyphenol, syringic acid, served to identify the wine as white.

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"What we found was that genes across 58 different polyphenol pathways were expressed," McGivern said.

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But before McGivern could look for evidence of polyphenol degradation in the core samples, she first had to create a database of gene sequences that corresponded to polyphenol metabolism.

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