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lophocereine

lophocereine noun: a toxic glycoside found in the cactus Lophocereus schottii.

Noun

lophocereine (uncountable)

  1. A toxic glycoside found in the cactus Lophocereus schottii.

Origin of lophocereine

From taxonomic name Lophocereus + -ine.

Questions about lophocereine

What does lophocereine mean?
Lophocereine means a toxic glycoside found in the cactus Lophocereus schottii.
What part of speech is lophocereine?
Lophocereine is a noun.

Words near lophocereine in the dictionary

  1. lophobranch
  2. lophobranchiate
  3. lophobranchs
  4. lophocercal
  5. lophocercous
  6. lophocereine
  7. lophocerine
  8. lophocoronid
  9. lophocoronids
  10. lophocratian
  11. lophocratians

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