Boldine

/ˈboʊldiːn/ noun

Definition

An alkaloid compound found in boldo leaves, used in traditional medicine and studied for potential health benefits.

Etymology

From Spanish 'boldo' (Peumus boldus, a South American shrub) plus the chemical suffix '-ine,' which names alkaloid and organic compounds (similar suffixes appear in 'quinine,' 'morphine,' and 'caffeine').

Kelly Says

Boldine shows how plant discoveries travel globally through medicine and chemistry—a traditional South American remedy gets renamed into scientific nomenclature, creating a bridge between folk medicine and modern pharmacology!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቦልዲን (Boldin)
bol-din
ARالعربية
بولدينة (Buldīnah)
bool-dee-nah
BNবাংলা
বোল্ডিন (Boldin)
bol-din
CACatalà
boldine
bol-deen
CSČeština
boldine
bol-deen
DADansk
boldine
bol-deen
DEDeutsch
Boldine
bold-ee-neh
ELΕλληνικά
μπολντίνη (Bolvtiní)
bol-v-tee-nee
ESEspañol
boldina
bol-dee-nah
FAفارسی
بولدین (Boldin)
bol-din
FISuomi
boldine
bol-deen
FRFrançais
boldine
bohl-deen
GUGU
બોલ્ડિન (Bol'din)
bol-din
HAHA
boldine
bol-deen
HEעברית
בולדין (Boldin)
bol-din
HIहिन्दी
बोल्डिन (Boldin)
bol-din
HUMagyar
boldine
bol-deen
IDBahasa Indonesia
boldine
bol-deen
IGIG
boldine
bol-deen
ITItaliano
boldina
bol-dee-nah
JA日本語
ボルドイン (Borudain)
bor-doo-in
KKKK
бо́льдина (Boldina)
bol-dee-nah
KMKM
ប៉ូលឌីន (Pouledin)
pol-dee-n
KO한국어
볼디네 (Boldi-ne)
bol-dee-neh
MRMR
बोल्डिन (Boldin)
bol-din
MSBahasa Melayu
boldine
bol-deen
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါက် (Pauk)
powk
NLNederlands
boldine
bol-deen
NONorsk
boldine
bol-deen
PAPA
ਬੋਲਡਿਨ (Boldin)
bol-din
PLPolski
boldine
bol-deen
PTPortuguês
boldina
bol-dee-nah
RORomână
boldine
bol-deen
RUРусский
бо́льдина (Boldina)
bol-dee-nah
SVSvenska
boldine
bol-deen
SWKiswahili
boldine
bol-deen
TAதமிழ்
போல்டின் (Pōlṭin)
pol-tin
TEతెలుగు
బోల్డిం (Boldin)
bol-din
THไทย
โบลด (Bold)
bold
TLTL
boldine
bol-deen
TRTürkçe
boldin
bol-din
UKУкраїнська
бо́льдина (Boldina)
bol-dee-nah
URاردو
بولدین (Boldin)
bol-din
VITiếng Việt
boldine
bol-deen
YOYO
boldine
bol-deen
ZH中文
薄荷碱 (Báo hé jiǎn)
bao ho jian
ZUZU
boldine
bol-deen

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