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divicine

divicine noun: 2,6-diamino-4,5-dihydroxypyrimidine, an oxidant found in fava beans and Lathyrus sativus. It is an aglycone of vicine.

Noun

divicine (uncountable)

  1. 2,6-diamino-4,5-dihydroxypyrimidine, an oxidant found in fava beans and Lathyrus sativus. It is an aglycone of vicine.

Origin of divicine

From di- + vicine.

Questions about divicine

What does divicine mean?
Divicine means 2,6-diamino-4,5-dihydroxypyrimidine, an oxidant found in fava beans and Lathyrus sativus. It is an aglycone of vicine.
What part of speech is divicine?
Divicine is a noun.

Words near divicine in the dictionary

  1. divets
  2. divewear
  3. divey
  4. divi
  5. divi-divi
  6. divicine
  7. dividability
  8. dividable
  9. dividant
  10. divide
  11. divide and choose

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