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iridomyrmecin

iridomyrmecin noun: a defensive chemical, classified as an iridoid, isolated from ants of the genus Iridomyrmex, and found in certain plants including Actinidia polygama.

Noun

iridomyrmecin (uncountable)

  1. A defensive chemical, classified as an iridoid, isolated from ants of the genus Iridomyrmex, and found in certain plants including Actinidia polygama.

Origin of iridomyrmecin

Iridomyrmex + -in

Questions about iridomyrmecin

What does iridomyrmecin mean?
Iridomyrmecin means a defensive chemical, classified as an iridoid, isolated from ants of the genus Iridomyrmex, and found in certain plants including Actinidia polygama.
What part of speech is iridomyrmecin?
Iridomyrmecin is a noun.

Words near iridomyrmecin in the dictionary

  1. iridological
  2. iridologist
  3. iridologists
  4. iridology
  5. iridomotor
  6. iridomyrmecin
  7. iridoparalysis
  8. iridopathies
  9. iridopathy
  10. iridophore
  11. iridophores

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