resveratrol

/ rɪˈsvɛrəˌtrɒl /

noun

1. a compound found in red grapes, mulberries, peanuts, and certain plants, used medicinally as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

Word History and Origins

Origin of resveratrol¹

C20: from _res ( _orcinol ) + _veratr ( _ine ) + _-ol ¹

Example Sentences

Its “Stem Cell Worx intraoral spray”— a 3.5-ounce spray bottle costing $65, or $18.57 per ounce — consists of bovine colostrum, a component of cow’s milk taken after the animal calves; the plant derivative resveratrol; and fucoidan, a seaweed derivative.

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Now classified as a noxious weed in Washington, “It is incredibly healthy and loaded with resveratrol,” an antioxidant, according to the Washington Noxious Weed Control Board.

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But no studies, including decades of research on one polyphenol called resveratrol, have definitively linked the amounts that you get from red wine to good health, Cho said.

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Another metabolite, resveratrol, impacts several metabolic and immune system processes, and itaconate is produced by macrophages in response to infections.

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These included resveratrol, found in foods such as grapes, peanuts, and cranberries, and amarogentin, a compound from the gentian plant considered one of the most astringent tastes in the world.

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