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deflectin

deflectin noun: one of a family of antibiotic chemicals produced by Aspergillus deflectus which contain a 6H-furo[2,3-h]-2-benzopyran-6,8(6aH)-dione core.

Noun

deflectin (plural deflectins)

  1. One of a family of antibiotic chemicals produced by Aspergillus deflectus which contain a 6H-furo[2,3-h]-2-benzopyran-6,8(6aH)-dione core.

Forms of deflectin

pluraldeflectins

Questions about deflectin

What does deflectin mean?
Deflectin means one of a family of antibiotic chemicals produced by Aspergillus deflectus which contain a 6H-furo[2,3-h]-2-benzopyran-6,8(6aH)-dione core.
What part of speech is deflectin?
Deflectin is a noun.
What is the plural of deflectin?
The plural of deflectin is deflectins.

Words near deflectin in the dictionary

  1. deflectable
  2. deflectably
  3. deflected
  4. deflectibility
  5. deflectible
  6. deflectin
  7. deflecting
  8. deflectins
  9. deflection
  10. deflection change
  11. deflection changes

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