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Citrus vs Bergapten - What's the difference?

citrus | bergapten |

As nouns the difference between citrus and bergapten

is that citrus is any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae while bergapten is 5-methoxypsoralen, a psoralen found in the essential oil of bergamot (where it is the cause of phototoxicity) and other citruses.

As an adjective citrus

is of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

citrus

English

(wikipedia citrus)

Noun

(es)
  • Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae.
  • The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin called zest, an inner white skin, and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English refractory feminine rhymes

    bergapten

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia bergapten)
  • (biochemistry) 5-methoxypsoralen, a psoralen found in the essential oil of bergamot (where it is the cause of phototoxicity) and other citruses.