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cyanobactin

cyanobactin noun: any of a family of small, cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, many of which show antimalarial or antitumor activity.

Noun

cyanobactin (plural cyanobactins)

  1. Any of a family of small, cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, many of which show antimalarial or antitumor activity.

Forms of cyanobactin

pluralcyanobactins

Origin of cyanobactin

From cyanobacteria + -in.

Questions about cyanobactin

What does cyanobactin mean?
Cyanobactin means any of a family of small, cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria, many of which show antimalarial or antitumor activity.
What part of speech is cyanobactin?
Cyanobactin is a noun.
What is the plural of cyanobactin?
The plural of cyanobactin is cyanobactins.

Words near cyanobactin in the dictionary

  1. cyanobacteriophage
  2. cyanobacteriophages
  3. cyanobacteriosponge
  4. cyanobacteriosponges
  5. cyanobacterium
  6. cyanobactin
  7. cyanobactins
  8. cyanobenzaldehyde
  9. cyanobenzaldehydes
  10. cyanobenzoate
  11. cyanobenzoates

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