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javanicin

javanicin noun: any of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.

Noun

javanicin (countable and uncountable, plural javanicins)

  1. Any of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.
  2. A small defensin-type antimicrobial peptide isolated from the seeds of Sesbania javanica.

Forms of javanicin

pluraljavanicins

Origin of javanicin

From Latin javanica + -in, after the taxonomic name of the plants.

Questions about javanicin

What does javanicin mean?
Javanicin means any of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.
What part of speech is javanicin?
Javanicin is a noun.
What is the plural of javanicin?
The plural of javanicin is javanicins.

Words near javanicin in the dictionary

  1. Javanees
  2. Javanese
  3. Javanese dinner
  4. Javanese dinners
  5. Javaneseness
  6. javanicin
  7. javanite
  8. javanites
  9. Javanka
  10. Javans
  11. Javari

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