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drosopterins

drosopterins is the plural of drosopterin.

Meaning of drosopterin

Noun

drosopterin (countable and uncountable, plural drosopterins)

  1. A pteridine, 3,10-diamino-14-methyl-5,6,6a,6b,7,9-hexahydro-4h-pyrimido[4,5:2',3'][1,4]diazepino[6',5':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-f]pteridine-1,12-dione, that is a red eye pigment of Drosophila melanogaster; any of a class of related compounds.

Questions about drosopterins

What is drosopterins the plural of?
Drosopterins is the plural of drosopterin.

Words near drosopterins in the dictionary

  1. drosophilids
  2. drosophilist
  3. drosophilists
  4. drosopholid
  5. drosopterin
  6. drosopterins
  7. drosotoxin
  8. drospirenone
  9. dross
  10. drossed
  11. drossel

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