Medical Dictionary

juglone

noun ju·glone \ˈjü-ˌglōn\

Medical Definition of JUGLONE

:  a reddish yellow crystalline compound C10H6O3 that is obtained especially from green shucks of walnuts and has fungicidal and antibiotic properties

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