resveratrol

British

/ rɪˈsvɛrəˌtrɒl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of resveratrol

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

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resveratrol

Another group of ten patients, whose tumors were similarly aggressive but who did not receive resveratrol and copper, served as the control group.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025

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.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 12, 2023

Even studies that packaged resveratrol into a pill were duds.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2023

Seven of these interventions—which included rapamycin and resveratrol, two antiaging drugs—led to a relative increase in long-gene transcripts, suggesting that this aging-associated imbalance may be reversible.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2023

Blue and purple produce contain other types of phytonutrients, including anthocyanins, resveratrol, tannins and others.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2022

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