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psammaplin

psammaplin noun: any of a group of cytotoxic bromotyrosine phenols (e.g. N,N"-(dithiodi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[3-bromo-4-hydroxy-a-(hydroxyimino)-benzenepropanamide) found in some marine sponges.

Noun

psammaplin (plural psammaplins)

  1. Any of a group of cytotoxic bromotyrosine phenols (e.g. N,N"-(dithiodi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[3-bromo-4-hydroxy-a-(hydroxyimino)-benzenepropanamide) found in some marine sponges
    • Psammaplins, in particular psammaplin A have demonstrated cytotoxic properties.2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of psammaplin

pluralpsammaplins

Questions about psammaplin

What does psammaplin mean?
Psammaplin means any of a group of cytotoxic bromotyrosine phenols (e.g. N,N"-(dithiodi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[3-bromo-4-hydroxy-a-(hydroxyimino)-benzenepropanamide) found in some marine sponges.
What part of speech is psammaplin?
Psammaplin is a noun.
What is the plural of psammaplin?
The plural of psammaplin is psammaplins.

Words near psammaplin in the dictionary

  1. psaltress
  2. psaltries
  3. psaltry
  4. Psamathe
  5. Psamathean
  6. psammaplin
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  8. psammaquent
  9. psammaquents
  10. psamment
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