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gymnocin

gymnocin noun: any of a group of cytotoxic cyclic ethers found in dinoflagellates of the genus Gymnodinium.

Noun

gymnocin (plural gymnocins)

  1. Any of a group of cytotoxic cyclic ethers found in dinoflagellates of the genus Gymnodinium
    • If the PKS-encoding genes identified in the present study are found to be associated with gymnocin biosynthesis, they might become an important molecular indicator of bloom toxicity in K.2015 November 12, “RNA Sequencing Revealed Numerous Polyketide Synthase Genes in the Harmful Dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of gymnocin

pluralgymnocins

Questions about gymnocin

What does gymnocin mean?
Gymnocin means any of a group of cytotoxic cyclic ethers found in dinoflagellates of the genus Gymnodinium.
What part of speech is gymnocin?
Gymnocin is a noun.
What is the plural of gymnocin?
The plural of gymnocin is gymnocins.

Words near gymnocin in the dictionary

  1. gymnoblast
  2. gymnoblastic
  3. gymnoblasts
  4. gymnocarpic
  5. gymnocarpous
  6. gymnocin
  7. gymnocins
  8. gymnocyst
  9. gymnocystal
  10. gymnocysts
  11. gymnocyte

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