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单词 pycnogenol
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pycnogenoln.

Brit. /pɪkˈnɒdʒᵻnɒl/, U.S. /pɪkˈnɔdʒəˌnɔl/, /pɪkˈnɑdʒəˌnɑl/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pycnogenol.
Etymology: < French pycnogenol (J. Masquelier et al. 1979, in Internat. Jrnl. Vitamin & Nutrition Res. 49 308) < pycno- pycno- comb. form + -gène -gen comb. form + -ol -ol suffix, with allusion to the readiness of these compounds to undergo condensation reactions (see condensation n. 6).
Biochemistry.
Originally: any of a group of flavonoid compounds found esp. in pine bark. In later use: an extract of the bark of the maritime pine ( Pinus pinaster) containing such flavonoids, used as a dietary supplement for its antioxidant properties.A proprietary name.
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1979 J. Masquelier in Internat. Jrnl. Vitamin & Nutrition Res. 49 307 Pycnogenols is the term put forward by the authors to designate flavan-3-ol derivatives, so as to distinguish these substances..from the heterogeneous group of flavonoid compounds.
1989 Nutrition News (Nexis) 31 Jan. 2 Pycnogenol has [a] molecular structure similar to compounds found in the family of flavonoids, known to be powerful antioxidant agents.
2001 Observer 24 June (Life Suppl.) 53/2 How else do you explain the recent claim that retsina, of all things, has life-extending qualities, thanks to high concentrations of an anti-oxidant called pycnogenol in the pine resin used to flavour the wine?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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