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erastin

erastin noun: the quinazolinone 2-[1-[4-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-3-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone that initiates ferroptotic cell death.

Noun

erastin (uncountable)

  1. The quinazolinone 2-[1-[4-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-3-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone that initiates ferroptotic cell death

Questions about erastin

What does erastin mean?
Erastin means the quinazolinone 2-[1-[4-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-3-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone that initiates ferroptotic cell death.
What part of speech is erastin?
Erastin is a noun.

Words near erastin in the dictionary

  1. Erastianize
  2. Erastianized
  3. Erastianizes
  4. Erastianizing
  5. Erastians
  6. erastin
  7. erastocate
  8. Erastus
  9. erasure
  10. erasure code
  11. erasure codes

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