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helvolic acid

helvolic acid noun: an antibiotic chemical compound found in Aspergillus.

Noun

helvolic acid (uncountable)

  1. An antibiotic chemical compound found in Aspergillus.

Origin of helvolic acid

Coined by Chain et al. in 1944, in reference to the mold Aspergillus fumigatus, mut. helvola Yuill. The epithet helvola is a feminine diminutive of Latin helvus (“honey-yellow”). By surface analysis, Latin helvus + -ole + -ic.

Questions about helvolic acid

What does helvolic acid mean?
Helvolic acid means an antibiotic chemical compound found in Aspergillus.
What part of speech is helvolic acid?
Helvolic acid is a noun.

Words near helvolic acid in the dictionary

  1. Helvies
  2. helvine
  3. helving
  4. helvite
  5. Helvoetsluys
  6. helvolic acid
  7. Helvétius
  8. Helwan
  9. Helwig
  10. Helwigs
  11. Helwith Bridge

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