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catharanthine

catharanthine noun: a terpene indole alkaloid produced by the plant Catharanthus roseus.

Noun

catharanthine (uncountable)

  1. A terpene indole alkaloid produced by the plant Catharanthus roseus.

Origin of catharanthine

Catharanthus + -ine

Questions about catharanthine

What does catharanthine mean?
Catharanthine means a terpene indole alkaloid produced by the plant Catharanthus roseus.
What part of speech is catharanthine?
Catharanthine is a noun.

Words near catharanthine in the dictionary

  1. cathairs
  2. Cathal
  3. cathapsin
  4. Cathar
  5. catharanthalog
  6. catharanthine
  7. catharantine
  8. Cathari
  9. Catharine
  10. Catharine wheel
  11. Catharine wheels

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