withanolide

== English == === Etymology === From Withania, one of the genera in which withanolides occur. === Noun === withanolide (countable and uncountable, plural withanolides) Any of a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds occurring as secondary metabolites primarily in genera of the nightshade family, consisting of a steroid backbone bound to a lactone or one of its derivatives. ==== Hyponyms ==== acnistin anomanolide ixocarpalactone jaborol nicandrenone perulactone physalin withaperuvin withaphysalin withasteroid