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monactins

monactins is the plural of monactin.

Meaning of monactin

Noun

monactin (countable and uncountable, plural monactins)

  1. A form of nonactin.
    • During this study we have detected one bacterial metabolite with antibiotic activity: monactin at very low frequency (<10%) and concentrations in 2011 grass samples.2015 August 20, María J. Nichea et al., “Presence of Multiple Mycotoxins and Other Fungal Metabolites in Native Grasses from a Wetland Ecosystem in Argentina Intended for Grazing Cattle”, in Toxins...
  2. A monactine-containing sponge.

Questions about monactins

What is monactins the plural of?
Monactins is the plural of monactin.

Words near monactins in the dictionary

  1. monact
  2. monactin
  3. monactinal
  4. monactine
  5. monactines
  6. monactins
  7. monacts
  8. monad
  9. monadal
  10. monade
  11. monadelph

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