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mycosporine

mycosporine noun: any of many complex amino acids, having a central cyclohexene ring, that protect organisms from ultraviolet light.

Noun

mycosporine (plural mycosporines)

  1. Any of many complex amino acids, having a central cyclohexene ring, that protect organisms from ultraviolet light

Forms of mycosporine

pluralmycosporines

Origin of mycosporine

From myco- + spore + -ine.

Questions about mycosporine

What does mycosporine mean?
Mycosporine means any of many complex amino acids, having a central cyclohexene ring, that protect organisms from ultraviolet light.
What part of speech is mycosporine?
Mycosporine is a noun.
What is the plural of mycosporine?
The plural of mycosporine is mycosporines.

Words near mycosporine in the dictionary

  1. mycosomes
  2. mycosphaerellaceous
  3. mycosphere
  4. mycospheres
  5. mycospheric
  6. mycosporine
  7. mycosporines
  8. mycostatic
  9. mycostatin
  10. mycosterol
  11. mycosterols

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