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desmethylselegiline

desmethylselegiline noun: a metabolite of selegiline that may have neuroprotective antiapoptotic properties.

Noun

desmethylselegiline (uncountable)

  1. A metabolite of selegiline that may have neuroprotective antiapoptotic properties.

Origin of desmethylselegiline

From desmethyl + selegiline.

Questions about desmethylselegiline

What does desmethylselegiline mean?
Desmethylselegiline means a metabolite of selegiline that may have neuroprotective antiapoptotic properties.
What part of speech is desmethylselegiline?
Desmethylselegiline is a noun.

Words near desmethylselegiline in the dictionary

  1. desmethyl
  2. desmethyldiazepam
  3. desmethyldoxylamine
  4. desmethylmoramide
  5. desmethylprodine
  6. desmethylselegiline
  7. desmethylsertraline
  8. desmethylsterane
  9. desmethylsteranes
  10. desmethylsterol
  11. desmethylsterols

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