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merulin

merulin noun: any of a group of cytotoxic sesquiterpenoid tricyclic peroxide ketones present in some endophytic fungi.

Noun

merulin (plural merulins)

  1. Any of a group of cytotoxic sesquiterpenoid tricyclic peroxide ketones present in some endophytic fungi

Forms of merulin

pluralmerulins

Questions about merulin

What does merulin mean?
Merulin means any of a group of cytotoxic sesquiterpenoid tricyclic peroxide ketones present in some endophytic fungi.
What part of speech is merulin?
Merulin is a noun.
What is the plural of merulin?
The plural of merulin is merulins.

Words near merulin in the dictionary

  1. Merula
  2. Meruland
  3. meruliaceous
  4. merulid
  5. merulids
  6. merulin
  7. merulinic acid
  8. merulinid
  9. merulinids
  10. merulins
  11. merulioid

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