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microcystin

microcystin noun: any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria.

Noun

microcystin (countable and uncountable, plural microcystins)

  1. Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria

Forms of microcystin

pluralmicrocystins

Origin of microcystin

From Microcystis, from which the toxin was first isolated, + -in.

Questions about microcystin

What does microcystin mean?
Microcystin means any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria.
What part of speech is microcystin?
Microcystin is a noun.
What is the plural of microcystin?
The plural of microcystin is microcystins.

Words near microcystin in the dictionary

  1. microcynipoids
  2. microcyst
  3. microcysteine
  4. microcystic
  5. microcystilide
  6. microcystin
  7. microcystins
  8. microcysts
  9. microcyte
  10. microcytes
  11. microcythaemia

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