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chlorogenic

chlorogenic

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Relating to a natural acid found in plants like coffee beans
  • adjective
  • /klɔːrəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
: clorogénico
  • Many fruits contain chlorogenic acid, which may help reduce oxidative stress.
  • chlorogenic acid

Examples

  • Overall, the scientists found chlorogenic acid to be the predominant compound in all the samples analyzed.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Involving bizarre get-slimmer incentives can be considered due to a phenolic combination during unroasted black tea declared chlorogenic acid solution.

    Blog text (32)

  • The health benefits of chlorogenic acid in coffee beans have been widely studied.

  • Scientists are exploring the role of chlorogenic compounds in regulating blood sugar levels.

Surface Forms

chlorogenic positive

Morphology

chlorogenic = chlorogen (opaque) = chloro + gen + ic

The combining forms 'chloro-' and '-gen-' are specialized chemical morphemes and not familiar to average B1 learners, so forming the adjective with '-ic' is not transparently meaningful.

Etymology

Chlorogenic comes from two Greek parts: chloro- meaning 'green', as in chlorophyll, and -genic meaning 'producing' or 'coming from'. So chlorogenic describes compounds that come from green plants, for example green coffee beans, which is why we use it for substances like chlorogenic acid.