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cryptopleurine

cryptopleurine noun: the toxic polycyclic alkaloid (14aR)-2,3,6-trimethoxy-11,12,13,14,14a,15-hexahydro-9H-phenanthro[9,10-b]quinolizine, present in yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces.

Noun

cryptopleurine (uncountable)

  1. The toxic polycyclic alkaloid (14aR)-2,3,6-trimethoxy-11,12,13,14,14a,15-hexahydro-9H-phenanthro[9,10-b]quinolizine, present in yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces.

Questions about cryptopleurine

What does cryptopleurine mean?
Cryptopleurine means the toxic polycyclic alkaloid (14aR)-2,3,6-trimethoxy-11,12,13,14,14a,15-hexahydro-9H-phenanthro[9,10-b]quinolizine, present in yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces.
What part of speech is cryptopleurine?
Cryptopleurine is a noun.

Words near cryptopleurine in the dictionary

  1. cryptophytic
  2. cryptopine
  3. cryptopines
  4. cryptoplacid
  5. cryptoplacids
  6. cryptopleurine
  7. cryptopleurospermine
  8. cryptopolyploid
  9. cryptopolyploidy
  10. cryptopore
  11. cryptopores

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