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phylloxin

phylloxin noun: an antibiotic peptide in the skin of tree frogs of the genus Phyllomedusa.

Noun

phylloxin (countable and uncountable, plural phylloxins)

  1. An antibiotic peptide in the skin of tree frogs of the genus Phyllomedusa.

Forms of phylloxin

pluralphylloxins

Questions about phylloxin

What does phylloxin mean?
Phylloxin means an antibiotic peptide in the skin of tree frogs of the genus Phyllomedusa.
What part of speech is phylloxin?
Phylloxin is a noun.
What is the plural of phylloxin?
The plural of phylloxin is phylloxins.

Words near phylloxin in the dictionary

  1. phylloxerans
  2. phylloxeras
  3. phylloxeric
  4. phylloxerid
  5. phylloxerids
  6. phylloxin
  7. phylloxins
  8. phyllula
  9. phylo-
  10. phyloanalytic
  11. phylobetadiversity

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