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chrysogine

chrysogine noun: a yellow pigment, "2-(α-hydroxyethyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone", produced by the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum.

Noun

chrysogine (uncountable)

  1. A yellow pigment, "2-(α-hydroxyethyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone", produced by the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum

Questions about chrysogine

What does chrysogine mean?
Chrysogine means a yellow pigment, "2-(α-hydroxyethyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone", produced by the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum.
What part of speech is chrysogine?
Chrysogine is a noun.

Words near chrysogine in the dictionary

  1. chrysocracy
  2. chrysocystidium
  3. chrysoeriol
  4. chrysogen
  5. chrysogenin
  6. chrysogine
  7. chrysogorgiid
  8. chrysogorgiids
  9. chrysograph
  10. chrysographer
  11. chrysographers

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