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chalkophore

chalkophore noun: any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating copper.

Noun

chalkophore (plural chalkophores)

  1. Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating copper

Forms of chalkophore

pluralchalkophores
alternative formchalcophore

Origin of chalkophore

From chalko- (“chalcogen”) + -phore.

Questions about chalkophore

What does chalkophore mean?
Chalkophore means any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating copper.
What part of speech is chalkophore?
Chalkophore is a noun.
What is the plural of chalkophore?
The plural of chalkophore is chalkophores.

Words near chalkophore in the dictionary

  1. chalklike
  2. chalkmark
  3. chalkmarks
  4. chalkone
  5. chalkones
  6. chalkophore
  7. chalkophores
  8. chalkopyrite
  9. chalkopyrites
  10. chalkosine
  11. chalkpit

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