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phthiocerol

phthiocerol noun: a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.

Noun

phthiocerol (plural phthiocerols)

  1. A hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli

Forms of phthiocerol

pluralphthiocerols

Questions about phthiocerol

What does phthiocerol mean?
Phthiocerol means a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.
What part of speech is phthiocerol?
Phthiocerol is a noun.
What is the plural of phthiocerol?
The plural of phthiocerol is phthiocerols.

Words near phthiocerol in the dictionary

  1. phthalylsulfamethizole
  2. phthalylsulfathiazole
  3. phthanite
  4. phthanites
  5. Phthia
  6. phthiocerol
  7. phthioceroldimycocerosate
  8. phthiocerols
  9. Phthiotis
  10. phthirapteran
  11. phthirapterans

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