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ectoine

ectoine noun: 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, a compound found in several bacteria, used in skincare and suncare products.

Noun

ectoine (countable and uncountable, plural ectoines)

  1. 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, a compound found in several bacteria, used in skincare and suncare products

Forms of ectoine

pluralectoines

Words formed from ectoine

Questions about ectoine

What does ectoine mean?
Ectoine means 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, a compound found in several bacteria, used in skincare and suncare products.
What part of speech is ectoine?
Ectoine is a noun.
What is the plural of ectoine?
The plural of ectoine is ectoines.

Words near ectoine in the dictionary

  1. ectohormonal
  2. ectohormone
  3. ectohormones
  4. ectohydric
  5. ectohydrolytic
  6. ectoine
  7. ectoines
  8. ectokinase
  9. ectokinases
  10. eCTOL
  11. ectolateral

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