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contortrostatin

contortrostatin noun: a disintegrin, present in venom of the copperhead snake Agkistrodon contortrix, that inhibits breast cancer.

Noun

contortrostatin (uncountable)

  1. A disintegrin, present in venom of the copperhead snake Agkistrodon contortrix, that inhibits breast cancer

Questions about contortrostatin

What does contortrostatin mean?
Contortrostatin means a disintegrin, present in venom of the copperhead snake Agkistrodon contortrix, that inhibits breast cancer.
What part of speech is contortrostatin?
Contortrostatin is a noun.

Words near contortrostatin in the dictionary

  1. contortionistic
  2. contortionists
  3. contortions
  4. contortive
  5. contortly
  6. contortrostatin
  7. contorts
  8. contortuplicate
  9. contortuplicated
  10. contos
  11. Contoses

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