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erucin

erucin noun: the anticancer compound 4-(methylthio)butyl isothiocyanate present in brassicas.

Noun

erucin (uncountable)

  1. The anticancer compound 4-(methylthio)butyl isothiocyanate present in brassicas

Questions about erucin

What does erucin mean?
Erucin means the anticancer compound 4-(methylthio)butyl isothiocyanate present in brassicas.
What part of speech is erucin?
Erucin is a noun.

Words near erucin in the dictionary

  1. erucates
  2. erucic
  3. erucic acid
  4. erucifoline
  5. eruciform
  6. erucin
  7. erucism
  8. eruct
  9. eructate
  10. eructated
  11. eructates

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