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clerocidin

clerocidin noun: a microbial terpenoid, related to clerodane, that stimulates DNA cleavage.

Noun

clerocidin (uncountable)

  1. A microbial terpenoid, related to clerodane, that stimulates DNA cleavage

Origin of clerocidin

From clero(dane) + -cide + -in?

Questions about clerocidin

What does clerocidin mean?
Clerocidin means a microbial terpenoid, related to clerodane, that stimulates DNA cleavage.
What part of speech is clerocidin?
Clerocidin is a noun.

Words near clerocidin in the dictionary

  1. clerkships
  2. clerky
  3. Clermont
  4. Clermont County
  5. Clermont-Ferrand
  6. clerocidin
  7. clerocracies
  8. clerocracy
  9. clerodane
  10. clerodanes
  11. clerodendrin

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