Phytanic acid
phytanic acid phy·tan·ic acid (fī-tān’ĭk)
n.
An acid derived from phytol that inhibits the oxidation of palmitic acid and accumulates in the serum and tissues of patients with Refsum’s disease.
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[fahy-teyt] /ˈfaɪ teɪt/ noun, Chemistry, Biochemistry. 1. a salt or ester of , occurring in plants, especially cereal grains, capable of forming insoluble complexes with calcium, zinc, iron, and other nutrients and interfering with their absorption by the body.
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[fahy-tik, fit-ik] /ˈfaɪ tɪk, ˈfɪt ɪk/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- Phyte
1. variant of as final element of compound words: lithophyte. combining form 1. indicating a plant of a specified type or habitat: lithophyte, thallophyte word-forming element meaning “plant, plant characteristic; planting, growth; abnormal growth,” from Greek phyton “plant” (see phyto-). -phyte suff.
- Phytin
[fahy-tin] /ˈfaɪ tɪn/ Trademark. 1. a brand of white, powdered calcium-magnesium salt, obtained from seeds, tubers, and rhizomes: used in the synthesis of inositol and as a calcium supplement.
- Phyto-
1. a combining form meaning “plant,” used in the formation of compound words: phytogenesis. combining form 1. indicating a plant or vegetation: phytogenesis word-forming element meaning “plant,” from Greek phyton “plant,” literally “that which has grown,” from phyein “to grow” (see physic). phyto- or phyt- pref. Plant: phytohormones.