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phosphinothricin

phosphinothricin noun: the herbicide (RS)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid.

Noun

phosphinothricin (uncountable)

  1. The herbicide (RS)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid.

Questions about phosphinothricin

What does phosphinothricin mean?
Phosphinothricin means the herbicide (RS)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid.
What part of speech is phosphinothricin?
Phosphinothricin is a noun.

Words near phosphinothricin in the dictionary

  1. phosphino
  2. phosphinoline
  3. phosphinolines
  4. phosphinolizine
  5. phosphinolizines
  6. phosphinothricin
  7. phosphinotricin
  8. phosphinous
  9. phosphinous acid
  10. phosphinous acids
  11. phosphins

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