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prodigiosin

prodigiosin noun: a red pigment produced by certain bacteria.

Noun

prodigiosin (uncountable)

  1. A red pigment produced by certain bacteria.

Origin of prodigiosin

From German Prodigiosin, from Latin prodigiosus + -in.

Words formed from prodigiosin

Questions about prodigiosin

What does prodigiosin mean?
Prodigiosin means a red pigment produced by certain bacteria.
What part of speech is prodigiosin?
Prodigiosin is a noun.

Words near prodigiosin in the dictionary

  1. prodigating
  2. prodigence
  3. prodigies
  4. prodiginine
  5. prodiginines
  6. prodigiosin
  7. prodigiosities
  8. prodigiosity
  9. prodigious
  10. prodigiously
  11. prodigiousness

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