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callipeltin

callipeltin noun: any of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates.

Noun

callipeltin (countable and uncountable, plural callipeltins)

  1. Any of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates.

Forms of callipeltin

pluralcallipeltins

Origin of callipeltin

From translingual Callipelta + -in, referring to the marine sponge from which they were first isolated.

Questions about callipeltin

What does callipeltin mean?
Callipeltin means any of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates.
What part of speech is callipeltin?
Callipeltin is a noun.
What is the plural of callipeltin?
The plural of callipeltin is callipeltins.

Words near callipeltin in the dictionary

  1. callipashes
  2. callipatties
  3. callipatty
  4. callipee
  5. callipees
  6. callipeltin
  7. callipeltins
  8. calliper
  9. callipered
  10. callipering
  11. callipers

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