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mycolactone

mycolactone noun: a polyketide macrolide produced by mycobacteria.

Noun

mycolactone (countable and uncountable, plural mycolactones)

  1. A polyketide macrolide produced by mycobacteria

Forms of mycolactone

pluralmycolactones

Questions about mycolactone

What does mycolactone mean?
Mycolactone means a polyketide macrolide produced by mycobacteria.
What part of speech is mycolactone?
Mycolactone is a noun.
What is the plural of mycolactone?
The plural of mycolactone is mycolactones.

Words near mycolactone in the dictionary

  1. mycoid
  2. mycoinsecticide
  3. mycoinsecticides
  4. mycol
  5. mycol.
  6. mycolactone
  7. mycolactones
  8. mycolate
  9. mycolates
  10. mycolic
  11. mycolic acid

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