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gymnocins

gymnocins is the plural of gymnocin.

Meaning of gymnocin

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

Questions about gymnocins

What is gymnocins the plural of?
Gymnocins is the plural of gymnocin.

Words near gymnocins in the dictionary

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

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