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gramine

gramine noun: a naturally occurring indole alkaloid present in several plant species.

Noun

gramine (uncountable)

  1. A naturally occurring indole alkaloid present in several plant species.

Origin of gramine

From Latin grām(en) (“grass”) + -ine.

Questions about gramine

What does gramine mean?
Gramine means a naturally occurring indole alkaloid present in several plant species.
What part of speech is gramine?
Gramine is a noun.

Words near gramine in the dictionary

  1. gramicidin
  2. gramicidins
  3. graminaceous
  4. graminan
  5. graminans
  6. gramine
  7. gramineal
  8. gramineous
  9. graming
  10. graminicide
  11. graminicides

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