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methylnitronitrosoguanidine

/ˌmɛθəlˌnaɪtroʊˌnaɪtroʊsoʊˈɡwɑːnɪdiːn/

methylnitronitrosoguanidine noun: a synthetic mutagenic nitrosoguanidine compound used primarily in laboratory research to induce DNA mutations and study genetic processes.

methylnitronitrosoguanidine: a synthetic mutagenic nitrosoguanidine compound used primarily in laboratory research to induce DNA...
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Noun

methylnitronitrosoguanidine (uncountable, abbreviation MNNG)

  1. A synthetic mutagenic nitrosoguanidine compound used primarily in laboratory research to induce DNA mutations and study genetic processes.

Forms of methylnitronitrosoguanidine

abbreviationMNNG

Origin of methylnitronitrosoguanidine

From methyl + nitro + nitrosoguanidine.

Questions about methylnitronitrosoguanidine

What does methylnitronitrosoguanidine mean?
Methylnitronitrosoguanidine means a synthetic mutagenic nitrosoguanidine compound used primarily in laboratory research to induce DNA mutations and study genetic processes.
What part of speech is methylnitronitrosoguanidine?
Methylnitronitrosoguanidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce methylnitronitrosoguanidine?
Methylnitronitrosoguanidine is pronounced /ˌmɛθəlˌnaɪtroʊˌnaɪtroʊsoʊˈɡwɑːnɪdiːn/.

Words near methylnitronitrosoguanidine in the dictionary

  1. methylmorphine
  2. methylmorphines
  3. methylnaltrexone
  4. methylnaphthalene
  5. methylnaphthalenes
  6. methylnitronitrosoguanidine
  7. methylnorhomosekikaic acid
  8. methyloclastic
  9. methylogram
  10. methylograms
  11. methylol

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