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backbone

English

Etymology

From Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon, equivalent to back +? bone. Compare the semantically analogous Old English hry??b?n (backbone; spine), West Frisian rêchbonke (backbone).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?bæk?b??n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?bæk?bo?n/

Noun

backbone (countable and uncountable, plural backbones)

  1. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
  2. (figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
  3. (figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.

Synonyms

  • spine
  • spinal column
  • vertebral column
  • See also Thesaurus:backbone

Translations

backbone From the web:

  • what backbone means
  • what backbone protects
  • what backbone are made of
  • what backbone in networking
  • what backbone is called
  • what backbone fish have
  • what's backbone of society
  • what backbone infrastructure


flavonol

English

Noun

flavonol (plural flavonols)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several flavonoids that have a 3-hydroxyflavone backbone.

Hyponyms

  • quercetin

Derived terms

  • isoflavonol
  • sophoraflavonoloside

Spanish

Noun

flavonol m (plural flavonoles)

  1. (organic chemistry) flavonol

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