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castanospermine

castanospermine noun: a pyrrolizidine alkaloid, found in seeds of trees of the genus Castanosperma, that is a glucosidase inhibitor.

Noun

castanospermine (uncountable)

  1. A pyrrolizidine alkaloid, found in seeds of trees of the genus Castanosperma, that is a glucosidase inhibitor

Origin of castanospermine

Castanosperma + -ine

Questions about castanospermine

What does castanospermine mean?
Castanospermine means a pyrrolizidine alkaloid, found in seeds of trees of the genus Castanosperma, that is a glucosidase inhibitor.
What part of speech is castanospermine?
Castanospermine is a noun.

Words near castanospermine in the dictionary

  1. Castanons
  2. Castanos
  3. Castanoses
  4. castanoside
  5. castanosides
  6. castanospermine
  7. castasterone
  8. castaway
  9. castaways
  10. castaxanthin
  11. castcest

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