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obtusin

obtusin noun: a bromine-containing polycyclic ketal found in the marine alga Laurencia obtusa.

Noun

obtusin (uncountable)

  1. A bromine-containing polycyclic ketal found in the marine alga Laurencia obtusa.

Origin of obtusin

From Latin obtusa + -in.

Questions about obtusin

What does obtusin mean?
Obtusin means a bromine-containing polycyclic ketal found in the marine alga Laurencia obtusa.
What part of speech is obtusin?
Obtusin is a noun.

Words near obtusin in the dictionary

  1. obtusifolin
  2. obtusifoliol
  3. obtusifolione
  4. obtusilactone
  5. obtusilactones
  6. obtusin
  7. obtusing
  8. obtusion
  9. obtusish
  10. obtusities
  11. obtusity

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