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ceratinine

ceratinine noun: any member of the genus Ceratina of small carpenter bees.

Noun (1)

ceratinine (plural ceratinines)

  1. Any member of the genus Ceratina of small carpenter bees.

Noun (2)

ceratinine (plural ceratinines)

  1. One of a family of brominated aromatic amine pheromones used by the sponge Pseudoceratina arabica.

Forms of ceratinine

pluralceratinines

Origin of ceratinine

From Ceratina + -ine.

Questions about ceratinine

What does ceratinine mean?
Ceratinine means any member of the genus Ceratina of small carpenter bees.
What part of speech is ceratinine?
Ceratinine is a noun.
What is the plural of ceratinine?
The plural of ceratinine is ceratinines.

Words near ceratinine in the dictionary

  1. cerated
  2. cerates
  3. ceratiid
  4. ceratiids
  5. ceratin
  6. ceratinine
  7. ceratinines
  8. ceratioid
  9. ceratioids
  10. ceration
  11. cerations

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