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camalexin

camalexin noun: the phytoalexin 3-thiazol-2'yl-indole produced by Arabidopsis plants in response to infection with the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.

Noun

camalexin (uncountable)

  1. the phytoalexin 3-thiazol-2'yl-indole produced by Arabidopsis plants in response to infection with the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.

Questions about camalexin

What does camalexin mean?
Camalexin means the phytoalexin 3-thiazol-2'yl-indole produced by Arabidopsis plants in response to infection with the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.
What part of speech is camalexin?
Camalexin is a noun.

Words near camalexin in the dictionary

  1. Camaldolensian
  2. Camaldolensians
  3. Camaldolese
  4. Camaldolesian
  5. Camaldolesians
  6. camalexin
  7. Camalig
  8. Camaligan
  9. camallanid
  10. camallanids
  11. camalote

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