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polyketides

polyketides is the plural of polyketide.

Meaning of polyketide

Noun

polyketide (plural polyketides)

  1. Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.
  2. Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.

Questions about polyketides

What is polyketides the plural of?
Polyketides is the plural of polyketide.

Words near polyketides in the dictionary

  1. polykays
  2. polyketal
  3. polyketals
  4. polyketide
  5. polyketide synthase
  6. polyketides
  7. polyketidic
  8. polyketomycin
  9. polyketone
  10. polyketones
  11. polyketonic

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