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desethylsimazine

desethylsimazine noun: the heterocyclic diamine 6-chloro-2-N-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine.

Noun

desethylsimazine (uncountable)

  1. The heterocyclic diamine 6-chloro-2-N-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine
    • We have identified an s-triazine hydrolase that catalyzes both the dechlorination and deamination reactions of diamino-s-triazines such as desethylsimazine and desethylatrazine [105 ] in all the strains of the P.2016 February 26, “Genomic and Genetic Diversity within the Pseudomonas fluorescens Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of desethylsimazine

From des- + ethyl + simazine.

Questions about desethylsimazine

What does desethylsimazine mean?
Desethylsimazine means the heterocyclic diamine 6-chloro-2-N-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine.
What part of speech is desethylsimazine?
Desethylsimazine is a noun.

Words near desethylsimazine in the dictionary

  1. desethylamiodarone
  2. desethylation
  3. desethylations
  4. desethylchloroquine
  5. desethylibogamine
  6. desethylsimazine
  7. desetope
  8. desetopes
  9. desex
  10. desexed
  11. desexes

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