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lycoctonine

lycoctonine noun: a plant alkaloid that is a precursor to the ABC ring system of taxoids.

Noun

lycoctonine (uncountable)

  1. A plant alkaloid that is a precursor to the ABC ring system of taxoids.

Origin of lycoctonine

From translingual lycoctonum + -ine, because found in Aconitum lycoctonum.

Words formed from lycoctonine

Questions about lycoctonine

What does lycoctonine mean?
Lycoctonine means a plant alkaloid that is a precursor to the ABC ring system of taxoids.
What part of speech is lycoctonine?
Lycoctonine is a noun.

Words near lycoctonine in the dictionary

  1. lycid
  2. lycids
  3. lycine
  4. Lycksele
  5. lyco-
  6. lycoctonine
  7. lycodine
  8. lycodines
  9. Lycoming County
  10. lycomorphic
  11. lycopenaemia

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