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callystatin

callystatin noun: any of a class of cytotoxic polyketides, found in marine sponges of the genus Callyspongia, that have antibiotic activity.

Noun

callystatin (plural callystatins)

  1. Any of a class of cytotoxic polyketides, found in marine sponges of the genus Callyspongia, that have antibiotic activity.

Forms of callystatin

pluralcallystatins

Questions about callystatin

What does callystatin mean?
Callystatin means any of a class of cytotoxic polyketides, found in marine sponges of the genus Callyspongia, that have antibiotic activity.
What part of speech is callystatin?
Callystatin is a noun.
What is the plural of callystatin?
The plural of callystatin is callystatins.

Words near callystatin in the dictionary

  1. calluses
  2. callusing
  3. calluslike
  4. callusy
  5. Cally
  6. callystatin
  7. callystatins
  8. calm
  9. calm and collected
  10. calm as a cucumber
  11. calm as a millpond

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