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cyclopamine

cyclopamine noun: a naturally-occurring alkaloid that belongs to the group of steroidal jerveratrum alkaloids and has the molecular formula C₂₇H₄₁NO₂.

cyclopamine: a naturally-occurring alkaloid that belongs to the group of steroidal jerveratrum alkaloids and has...
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Noun

cyclopamine (uncountable)

  1. A naturally-occurring alkaloid that belongs to the group of steroidal jerveratrum alkaloids and has the molecular formula C₂₇H₄₁NO₂.

Origin of cyclopamine

From cyclops + -amine. So called for its ability to induce cyclopia in certain animals.

Questions about cyclopamine

What does cyclopamine mean?
Cyclopamine means a naturally-occurring alkaloid that belongs to the group of steroidal jerveratrum alkaloids and has the molecular formula C₂₇H₄₁NO₂.
What part of speech is cyclopamine?
Cyclopamine is a noun.

Words near cyclopamine in the dictionary

  1. cyclopaedically
  2. cyclopaedist
  3. cyclopalladated
  4. cyclopalladation
  5. cyclopalladations
  6. cyclopamine
  7. cycloparaffin
  8. cycloparaffinic
  9. cycloparaffins
  10. cycloparaphenylene
  11. cycloparaphenylenes

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