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ergosine

ergosine noun: any of a class of ergoloid-like chemicals produced by Claviceps purpurea.

Noun

ergosine (countable and uncountable, plural ergosines)

  1. Any of a class of ergoloid-like chemicals produced by Claviceps purpurea.

Forms of ergosine

pluralergosines

Words formed from ergosine

Questions about ergosine

What does ergosine mean?
Ergosine means any of a class of ergoloid-like chemicals produced by Claviceps purpurea.
What part of speech is ergosine?
Ergosine is a noun.
What is the plural of ergosine?
The plural of ergosine is ergosines.

Words near ergosine in the dictionary

  1. ergoreflex
  2. ergoreflexes
  3. ergoregion
  4. ergoregions
  5. ergos
  6. ergosine
  7. ergosines
  8. ergosomal
  9. ergosome
  10. ergosomes
  11. ergosphere

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