Embelic

/ɛmˈbɛlɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or containing embelin, a chemical compound found in certain plants used in traditional medicine.

Etymology

From embelia, a genus of tropical plants, plus the chemical suffix -ic. The plant name itself comes from Arabic origins and entered English through botanical Latin in the 18th century.

Kelly Says

Embelia plants have been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years, and modern scientists discovered that embelin—the compound this word describes—might help fight cancer cells in laboratory studies, proving that traditional plant knowledge sometimes points to real chemistry.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እምበላ
em-beh-laa
ARالعربية
إمبلي
im-beel-ee
BNবাংলা
এমবেলিক
em-beh-lee-k
CACatalà
embelí
em-beh-lee
CSČeština
embelík
em-beh-leek
DADansk
embelisk
em-beh-leesk
DEDeutsch
embelisch
em-bel-ish
ELΕλληνικά
εμβέλι
em-beh-lee
ESEspañol
embélico
em-beh-lee-koh
FAفارسی
امبلیک
em-be-lee-k
FISuomi
embelisk
em-beh-leesk
FRFrançais
embélique
em-beh-lee-k
GUGU
એમબેલિક
a-em-beh-lee-k
HAHA
embeli
em-beh-lee
HEעברית
אמבלי
am-be-lee
HIहिन्दी
एम्बेलिक
em-beh-lee-k
HUMagyar
embelisk
em-beh-leesk
IDBahasa Indonesia
embeli
em-beh-lee
IGIG
embelik
em-beh-lee-k
ITItaliano
embellico
em-beh-lee-koh
JA日本語
エメラルド
emera-rudo
KKKK
ембелик
em-beh-lik
KMKM
អម្បេលិក
om-beh-lee-k
KO한국어
에메랄드
e-me-ral-deu
MRMR
एम्बेलिक
em-beh-lee-k
MSBahasa Melayu
embeli
em-beh-lee
MYမြန်မာ
အမ်ဘယ်လစ်
a-m-beh-lee-t
NLNederlands
embeliek
em-beh-lee-k
NONorsk
embelisk
em-beh-leesk
PAPA
ਏਮਬੇਲિક
a-em-beh-lee-k
PLPolski
embeli
em-beh-lee
PTPortuguês
embélico
em-beh-lee-koh
RORomână
embelisc
em-beh-leesk
RUРусский
эмбелик
em-beh-lik
SVSvenska
embelisk
em-beh-leesk
SWKiswahili
embeli
em-beh-lee
TAதமிழ்
எம்பெலிக்
em-be-lee-k
TEతెలుగు
ఎంబెలిక్
em-beh-lee-k
THไทย
เอเมอรัลด์
ae-me-rald
TLTL
embeli
em-beh-lee
TRTürkçe
embeli
em-beh-lee
UKУкраїнська
ембелик
em-beh-lik
URاردو
امبلک
im-bel-k
VITiếng Việt
embeli
em-beh-lee
YOYO
embeli
em-beh-lee
ZH中文
翡翠
feicui
ZUZU
embeli
em-beh-lee

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