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brassinin

brassinin noun: the indole phytoalexin methyl (1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)carbamodithioate present in Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris).

Noun

brassinin (uncountable)

  1. The indole phytoalexin methyl (1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)carbamodithioate present in Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris)

Origin of brassinin

From brassin + -in, from Latin brassica.

Questions about brassinin

What does brassinin mean?
Brassinin means the indole phytoalexin methyl (1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)carbamodithioate present in Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris).
What part of speech is brassinin?
Brassinin is a noun.

Words near brassinin in the dictionary

  1. brassing off
  2. brassing out
  3. brassing up
  4. Brassington
  5. Brassingtons
  6. brassinin
  7. brassinolide
  8. brassinolides
  9. brassinosteriod
  10. brassinosteroid
  11. brassinosteroids

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