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(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone, (3aS,6E,10E,11aR)-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylene-3,3a,4,5,8,9-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-2(11aH)-one, present in lettuce.
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Costunolide means (organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone, (3aS,6E,10E,11aR)-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylene-3,3a,4,5,8,9-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-2(11aH)-one, present in lettuce.
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