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phytochelatin

phytochelatin noun: a metal-binding polypeptide that is formed in some plants exposed to high levels of heavy metals.

Noun

phytochelatin (plural phytochelatins)

  1. A metal-binding polypeptide that is formed in some plants exposed to high levels of heavy metals

Forms of phytochelatin

pluralphytochelatins

Questions about phytochelatin

What does phytochelatin mean?
Phytochelatin means a metal-binding polypeptide that is formed in some plants exposed to high levels of heavy metals.
What part of speech is phytochelatin?
Phytochelatin is a noun.
What is the plural of phytochelatin?
The plural of phytochelatin is phytochelatins.

Words near phytochelatin in the dictionary

  1. phytoceramidase
  2. phytoceramide
  3. phytoceramides
  4. phytochamber
  5. phytochambers
  6. phytochelatin
  7. phytochelatine
  8. phytochelatines
  9. phytochelatins
  10. phytochelation
  11. phytochemical

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