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benthocyanin

benthocyanin noun: the free radical scavenger 5-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl]-2-oxo-3-phenyl-2,5-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]phenazine-9-carboxylic acid present in Streptomyces prunicolor.

Noun

benthocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural benthocyanins)

  1. The free radical scavenger 5-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl]-2-oxo-3-phenyl-2,5-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]phenazine-9-carboxylic acid present in Streptomyces prunicolor

Forms of benthocyanin

pluralbenthocyanins

Questions about benthocyanin

What does benthocyanin mean?
Benthocyanin means the free radical scavenger 5-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl]-2-oxo-3-phenyl-2,5-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]phenazine-9-carboxylic acid present in Streptomyces prunicolor.
What part of speech is benthocyanin?
Benthocyanin is a noun.
What is the plural of benthocyanin?
The plural of benthocyanin is benthocyanins.

Words near benthocyanin in the dictionary

  1. benthivory
  2. bentho-
  3. bentho-pelagic
  4. benthocosm
  5. benthocosms
  6. benthocyanin
  7. benthocyanins
  8. benthological
  9. benthology
  10. benthon
  11. benthonic

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