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combretastatin

combretastatin noun: a dihydrostilbenoid found in Combretum caffrum.

Noun

combretastatin (countable and uncountable, plural combretastatins)

  1. A dihydrostilbenoid found in Combretum caffrum.
    • Because combretastatin A-4 causes hemorrhagic necrosis by breaking down the epithelial wall of immature vasculature in tumors 24, we tested its ability to enhance colonization of autochthonous tumors by IV administered S.2015 July 15, Jeremy J. Drees et al., “Vasculature Disruption Enhances Bacterial Targeting of Autochthonous Tumors”, in Journal of Cancer, volume 6, →DOI

Forms of combretastatin

pluralcombretastatins

Questions about combretastatin

What does combretastatin mean?
Combretastatin means a dihydrostilbenoid found in Combretum caffrum.
What part of speech is combretastatin?
Combretastatin is a noun.
What is the plural of combretastatin?
The plural of combretastatin is combretastatins.

Words near combretastatin in the dictionary

  1. Combpyne
  2. Combpyne Rousdon
  3. combrestatin
  4. combrestatins
  5. combretaceous
  6. combretastatin
  7. combretastatins
  8. combretum
  9. combretums
  10. combrous
  11. combs

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