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discodermolide

discodermolide noun: a natural polyketide that is a potent inhibitor of tumour cell growth.

Noun

discodermolide (uncountable)

  1. A natural polyketide that is a potent inhibitor of tumour cell growth.

Origin of discodermolide

After Discodermia dissoluta, the Caribbean marine sponge from which it was first isolated in 1990.

Questions about discodermolide

What does discodermolide mean?
Discodermolide means a natural polyketide that is a potent inhibitor of tumour cell growth.
What part of speech is discodermolide?
Discodermolide is a noun.

Words near discodermolide in the dictionary

  1. discocones
  2. discoconic
  3. discocyte
  4. discocytes
  5. discocytic
  6. discodermolide
  7. discodrilid
  8. discodrilids
  9. discoed
  10. discoer
  11. discoers

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