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hydroxanthommatin

hydroxanthommatin noun: a pigment, 11-(3-amino-3-carboxypropanoyl)-5-hydroxy-1-oxo-4,12-dihydropyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazine-3-carboxylic acid, found in the eye of Drosophila melanogaster.

Noun

hydroxanthommatin (uncountable)

  1. A pigment, 11-(3-amino-3-carboxypropanoyl)-5-hydroxy-1-oxo-4,12-dihydropyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazine-3-carboxylic acid, found in the eye of Drosophila melanogaster

Questions about hydroxanthommatin

What does hydroxanthommatin mean?
Hydroxanthommatin means a pigment, 11-(3-amino-3-carboxypropanoyl)-5-hydroxy-1-oxo-4,12-dihydropyrido[3,2-a]phenoxazine-3-carboxylic acid, found in the eye of Drosophila melanogaster.
What part of speech is hydroxanthommatin?
Hydroxanthommatin is a noun.

Words near hydroxanthommatin in the dictionary

  1. hydroxamic acids
  2. hydroxamide
  3. hydroxamides
  4. hydroxanthic
  5. hydroxanthic acid
  6. hydroxanthommatin
  7. hydroxic acid
  8. hydroxidanaidal
  9. hydroxide
  10. hydroxides
  11. hydroxido

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