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patulin

patulin noun: a mycotoxin, 2-hydroxy-3,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-5,9-dien-8-one, produced by fungi associated with rotting fruit.

Noun

patulin (countable and uncountable, plural patulins)

  1. A mycotoxin, 2-hydroxy-3,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-5,9-dien-8-one, produced by fungi associated with rotting fruit.

Forms of patulin

pluralpatulins

Origin of patulin

From Translingual patulum + English -in.

Questions about patulin

What does patulin mean?
Patulin means a mycotoxin, 2-hydroxy-3,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-5,9-dien-8-one, produced by fungi associated with rotting fruit.
What part of speech is patulin?
Patulin is a noun.
What is the plural of patulin?
The plural of patulin is patulins.

Words near patulin in the dictionary

  1. pattée
  2. patu
  3. Patuakhali District
  4. Patucannay
  5. patulent
  6. patulin
  7. patulins
  8. patulous
  9. patulously
  10. patulousness
  11. Patung

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