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daphnane

daphnane noun: any of a family of diterpenes, isolated from Daphne genkwa, some of which induce apoptosis.

Noun

daphnane (plural daphnanes)

  1. Any of a family of diterpenes, isolated from Daphne genkwa, some of which induce apoptosis.

Forms of daphnane

pluraldaphnanes

Origin of daphnane

Daphne + -ane

Questions about daphnane

What does daphnane mean?
Daphnane means any of a family of diterpenes, isolated from Daphne genkwa, some of which induce apoptosis.
What part of speech is daphnane?
Daphnane is a noun.
What is the plural of daphnane?
The plural of daphnane is daphnanes.

Words near daphnane in the dictionary

  1. dapdaps
  2. dapediid
  3. dapediids
  4. Daph
  5. daphnandrine
  6. daphnane
  7. daphnanes
  8. daphne
  9. Daphne Major
  10. Daphnean
  11. Daphnedale Park

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