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hypothiocyanite

hypothiocyanite noun: an organic compound formed when an oxygen is singly bonded to the thiocyanate group, found in the antimicrobial immune system of the human respiratory tract; the conjugate base of hypothiocyanous acid.

Noun

hypothiocyanite (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound formed when an oxygen is singly bonded to the thiocyanate group, found in the antimicrobial immune system of the human respiratory tract; the conjugate base of hypothiocyanous acid

Questions about hypothiocyanite

What does hypothiocyanite mean?
Hypothiocyanite means an organic compound formed when an oxygen is singly bonded to the thiocyanate group, found in the antimicrobial immune system of the human respiratory tract; the conjugate base of hypothiocyanous acid.
What part of speech is hypothiocyanite?
Hypothiocyanite is a noun.

Words near hypothiocyanite in the dictionary

  1. hypothetized
  2. hypothetizes
  3. hypothetizing
  4. hypothiocyanate
  5. hypothiocyanates
  6. hypothiocyanite
  7. hypothosis
  8. hypothrombinaemia
  9. hypothrombinemia
  10. hypothrombinemic
  11. hypothrombocytemia

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