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hectochlorin

hectochlorin noun: a lipopeptide with antifungal activity.

Noun

hectochlorin (uncountable)

  1. A lipopeptide with antifungal activity.

Origin of hectochlorin

Originally isolated from bacteria collected from Hector Bay in Jamaica.

Questions about hectochlorin

What does hectochlorin mean?
Hectochlorin means a lipopeptide with antifungal activity.
What part of speech is hectochlorin?
Hectochlorin is a noun.

Words near hectochlorin in the dictionary

  1. hectobecquerel
  2. hectobillion
  3. hectobillionaire
  4. hectobillionaires
  5. hectobillions
  6. hectochlorin
  7. hectocorn
  8. hectocorns
  9. hectocotyli
  10. hectocotyliferous
  11. hectocotylised

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