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death acids

death acids noun: a group of oxylipin phytoalexins found in fungally infected maize, derived from the cyclization of fatty acids oxidized by 9-lipoxygenase and allene oxide synthase enzymes.

Noun

death acids pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of oxylipin phytoalexins found in fungally infected maize, derived from the cyclization of fatty acids oxidized by 9-lipoxygenase and allene oxide synthase enzymes.

Questions about death acids

What does death acids mean?
Death acids means a group of oxylipin phytoalexins found in fungally infected maize, derived from the cyclization of fatty acids oxidized by 9-lipoxygenase and allene oxide synthase enzymes.
What part of speech is death acids?
Death acids is a noun.

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