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cephalostatin

cephalostatin noun: a steroid dimer, isolated from a hemichordate of the genus Cephalodiscus, that induces apoptosis.

Noun

cephalostatin (plural cephalostatins)

  1. A steroid dimer, isolated from a hemichordate of the genus Cephalodiscus, that induces apoptosis

Forms of cephalostatin

pluralcephalostatins

Questions about cephalostatin

What does cephalostatin mean?
Cephalostatin means a steroid dimer, isolated from a hemichordate of the genus Cephalodiscus, that induces apoptosis.
What part of speech is cephalostatin?
Cephalostatin is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalostatin?
The plural of cephalostatin is cephalostatins.

Words near cephalostatin in the dictionary

  1. cephalosporinases
  2. cephalosporine
  3. cephalosporines
  4. cephalosporins
  5. cephalostat
  6. cephalostatin
  7. cephalostatins
  8. cephalostats
  9. cephalostegite
  10. cephalostyle
  11. cephalotaxaceous

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