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ectoines

ectoines is the plural of ectoine.

Meaning of ectoine

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

Questions about ectoines

What is ectoines the plural of?
Ectoines is the plural of ectoine.

Words near ectoines in the dictionary

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

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