7. Glossary

adulteration; adulteration

Fraudulent practice involving the addition of a product of lesser value to another product, which is then sold or given for what it is not.

angiosperm; angiosperm

Plant belonging to the flowering (fruit-producing) division.

aglycone; aglycone

Name given to a heteroside without its carbohydrate unit.

chromatographie flash; flash chromatography

Automated open-column chromatography with one or more coupled detectors and a sample collection system.

chromophore; chromophore

Part of a chemical structure exhibiting electron delocalization (π-system) causing it to absorb in the UV-Visible range.

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