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chanoclavine

chanoclavine noun: a tricyclic alkaloid (E)-2-methyl-3-[(4R,5R)-4-(methylamino)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[cd]indol-5-yl]prop-2-en-1-ol present in ergot.

Noun

chanoclavine (uncountable)

  1. A tricyclic alkaloid (E)-2-methyl-3-[(4R,5R)-4-(methylamino)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[cd]indol-5-yl]prop-2-en-1-ol present in ergot

Questions about chanoclavine

What does chanoclavine mean?
Chanoclavine means a tricyclic alkaloid (E)-2-methyl-3-[(4R,5R)-4-(methylamino)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzo[cd]indol-5-yl]prop-2-en-1-ol present in ergot.
What part of speech is chanoclavine?
Chanoclavine is a noun.

Words near chanoclavine in the dictionary

  1. Channon
  2. Channons
  3. Channuka
  4. Channukah
  5. Channukkah
  6. chanoclavine
  7. Chanoff
  8. Chanoffs
  9. chanop
  10. chanops
  11. chanoyu

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