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neurosporene

neurosporene noun: a carotenoid pigment that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of lycopene and a variety of bacterial carotenoids.

Noun

neurosporene (uncountable)

  1. A carotenoid pigment that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of lycopene and a variety of bacterial carotenoids.

Questions about neurosporene

What does neurosporene mean?
Neurosporene means a carotenoid pigment that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of lycopene and a variety of bacterial carotenoids.
What part of speech is neurosporene?
Neurosporene is a noun.

Words near neurosporene in the dictionary

  1. neurospicy
  2. neurospinal
  3. neurosplanchnic
  4. neurosporaxanthin
  5. neurosporaxanthine
  6. neurosporene
  7. neurostabilizer
  8. neurostabilizers
  9. neurostatistics
  10. neurostep
  11. neurostereological

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