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cylindrospermopsin

cylindrospermopsin noun: a toxin produced by cyanobacteria.

Noun

cylindrospermopsin (countable and uncountable, plural cylindrospermopsins)

  1. A toxin produced by cyanobacteria

Forms of cylindrospermopsin

pluralcylindrospermopsins

Origin of cylindrospermopsin

Fron Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (species from which the toxin was first isolated) + -in

Words formed from cylindrospermopsin

Questions about cylindrospermopsin

What does cylindrospermopsin mean?
Cylindrospermopsin means a toxin produced by cyanobacteria.
What part of speech is cylindrospermopsin?
Cylindrospermopsin is a noun.
What is the plural of cylindrospermopsin?
The plural of cylindrospermopsin is cylindrospermopsins.

Words near cylindrospermopsin in the dictionary

  1. cylindromata
  2. cylindromatosis
  3. cylindromatous
  4. cylindrospermic acid
  5. cylindrospermin
  6. cylindrospermopsin
  7. cylindrospermopsins
  8. cylindrotomid
  9. cylindrotomids
  10. cylindruria
  11. cylix

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