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planktocyclin

planktocyclin noun: a cyclooctapeptide protease inhibitor produced by the cyanobacterium Planktothrix rubescens.

Noun

planktocyclin (uncountable)

  1. A cyclooctapeptide protease inhibitor produced by the cyanobacterium Planktothrix rubescens

Questions about planktocyclin

What does planktocyclin mean?
Planktocyclin means a cyclooctapeptide protease inhibitor produced by the cyanobacterium Planktothrix rubescens.
What part of speech is planktocyclin?
Planktocyclin is a noun.

Words near planktocyclin in the dictionary

  1. planktivores
  2. planktivorous
  3. planktivorously
  4. planktivory
  5. plankto-
  6. planktocyclin
  7. planktological
  8. planktologist
  9. planktologists
  10. planktology
  11. plankton

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