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hydroxystaurosporine

hydroxystaurosporine noun: a hydroxy derivative of staurosporine; especially 7-hydroxystaurosporine, an antitumor drug that has antineoplastic activity.

Noun

hydroxystaurosporine (uncountable)

  1. A hydroxy derivative of staurosporine; especially 7-hydroxystaurosporine, an antitumor drug that has antineoplastic activity.

Origin of hydroxystaurosporine

From hydroxy + staurosporine.

Questions about hydroxystaurosporine

What does hydroxystaurosporine mean?
Hydroxystaurosporine means a hydroxy derivative of staurosporine; especially 7-hydroxystaurosporine, an antitumor drug that has antineoplastic activity.
What part of speech is hydroxystaurosporine?
Hydroxystaurosporine is a noun.

Words near hydroxystaurosporine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxysodalite
  2. hydroxyspheriodenone
  3. hydroxysqualene
  4. hydroxysqualenes
  5. hydroxystanozolol
  6. hydroxystaurosporine
  7. hydroxystearic
  8. hydroxystearic acid
  9. hydroxystearic acids
  10. hydroxystenozole
  11. hydroxysteroid

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