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illudane

illudane noun: a toxic spirocyclic sesquiterpenoids produced by various bracken ferns and by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.

Noun

illudane (plural illudanes)

  1. A toxic spirocyclic sesquiterpenoids produced by various bracken ferns and by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
    • As previously reported illudanes are antibacterial, antifungal and antitumor agents but very toxic.1997, Virtual Activity, Real Pharmacology, page 187
    • Of major interest is the fact that ptaquiloside in ruminants is transported to the udder and from there to milk, containing as much as 8% of the illudane present in the feed.2009, Jorg D. Hardege, Chemical Ecology, page 236

Forms of illudane

pluralilludanes

Words formed from illudane

Questions about illudane

What does illudane mean?
Illudane means a toxic spirocyclic sesquiterpenoids produced by various bracken ferns and by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
What part of speech is illudane?
Illudane is a noun.
What is the plural of illudane?
The plural of illudane is illudanes.

Words near illudane in the dictionary

  1. illucidation
  2. illucidations
  3. illucidative
  4. illudalane
  5. illudalanes
  6. illudane
  7. illudanes
  8. illude
  9. illuded
  10. illuder
  11. illuders

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