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phalloidin

phalloidin noun: a toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides.

Noun

phalloidin (countable and uncountable, plural phalloidins)

  1. A toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

Forms of phalloidin

pluralphalloidins

Origin of phalloidin

From translingual phalloides + -in.

Questions about phalloidin

What does phalloidin mean?
Phalloidin means a toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides.
What part of speech is phalloidin?
Phalloidin is a noun.
What is the plural of phalloidin?
The plural of phalloidin is phalloidins.

Words near phalloidin in the dictionary

  1. phallogocentrically
  2. phallogocentrism
  3. phallogocentrisms
  4. phallogocentrist
  5. phalloid
  6. phalloidin
  7. phalloidine
  8. phalloidines
  9. phalloidins
  10. phalloids
  11. phalloin

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