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hydroxyectoine

hydroxyectoine noun: any hydroxy derivative of ectoine, especially (4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid,.

Noun

hydroxyectoine (plural hydroxyectoines)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of ectoine, especially (4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid,

Forms of hydroxyectoine

pluralhydroxyectoines

Origin of hydroxyectoine

From hydroxy- + ectoine.

Questions about hydroxyectoine

What does hydroxyectoine mean?
Hydroxyectoine means any hydroxy derivative of ectoine, especially (4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid,.
What part of speech is hydroxyectoine?
Hydroxyectoine is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyectoine?
The plural of hydroxyectoine is hydroxyectoines.

Words near hydroxyectoine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxydione
  2. hydroxydopamine
  3. hydroxydopamines
  4. hydroxyecdysone
  5. hydroxyecdysones
  6. hydroxyectoine
  7. hydroxyectoines
  8. hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
  9. hydroxyergocalciferol
  10. hydroxyester
  11. hydroxyesters

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