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eleutherin

eleutherin noun: a benzoisochromanequinone, extracted from bulbs of Eleutherine bulbosa, that has limited antibiotic activity.

Noun

eleutherin (uncountable)

  1. A benzoisochromanequinone, extracted from bulbs of Eleutherine bulbosa, that has limited antibiotic activity

Origin of eleutherin

Eleutherine + -in

Words formed from eleutherin

Questions about eleutherin

What does eleutherin mean?
Eleutherin means a benzoisochromanequinone, extracted from bulbs of Eleutherine bulbosa, that has limited antibiotic activity.
What part of speech is eleutherin?
Eleutherin is a noun.

Words near eleutherin in the dictionary

  1. Eleuthereus
  2. eleutheri
  3. Eleutheria
  4. Eleutherian
  5. Eleutherians
  6. eleutherin
  7. eleutherism
  8. Eleutherius
  9. eleuthero
  10. eleutherodactylid
  11. eleutherodactylids

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