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phytoalexin

phytoalexin noun: any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms.

Noun

phytoalexin (plural phytoalexins)

  1. any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms

phytoalexin meaning in Tamil

phytoalexin in Tamil

பைட்டோஅலிசின்

Forms of phytoalexin

pluralphytoalexins

Origin of phytoalexin

From phyto- + alexin.

Questions about phytoalexin

What does phytoalexin mean?
Phytoalexin means any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms.
What is phytoalexin in Tamil?
Phytoalexin in Tamil is பைட்டோஅலிசின். See Phytoalexin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phytoalexin?
Phytoalexin is a noun.
What is the plural of phytoalexin?
The plural of phytoalexin is phytoalexins.

Words near phytoalexin in the dictionary

  1. phytoagar
  2. phytoagent
  3. phytoagents
  4. phytoagglutinin
  5. phytoagglutinins
  6. phytoalexin
  7. phytoalexins
  8. phytoallexin
  9. phytoallexins
  10. phytoanticipin
  11. phytoanticipins

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