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cryptophycin

cryptophycin noun: any of a group of macrolide cytotoxins present in some cyanobacteria.

Noun

cryptophycin (plural cryptophycins)

  1. Any of a group of macrolide cytotoxins present in some cyanobacteria

Forms of cryptophycin

pluralcryptophycins

Questions about cryptophycin

What does cryptophycin mean?
Cryptophycin means any of a group of macrolide cytotoxins present in some cyanobacteria.
What part of speech is cryptophycin?
Cryptophycin is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptophycin?
The plural of cryptophycin is cryptophycins.

Words near cryptophycin in the dictionary

  1. cryptophone
  2. cryptophones
  3. cryptophthalmos
  4. cryptophycean
  5. cryptophyceans
  6. cryptophycin
  7. cryptophycins
  8. cryptophyte
  9. cryptophytes
  10. cryptophytic
  11. cryptopine

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