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psammaplins

psammaplins is the plural of psammaplin.

Meaning of psammaplin

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

Questions about psammaplins

What is psammaplins the plural of?
Psammaplins is the plural of psammaplin.

Words near psammaplins in the dictionary

  1. psaltries
  2. psaltry
  3. Psamathe
  4. Psamathean
  5. psammaplin
  6. psammaplins
  7. psammaquent
  8. psammaquents
  9. psamment
  10. psamments
  11. Psammetichus

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