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ptaquiloside

ptaquiloside noun: a carcinogenic terpenoid glycoside, found in bracken, that is poisonous to cattle.

Noun

ptaquiloside (countable and uncountable, plural ptaquilosides)

  1. A carcinogenic terpenoid glycoside, found in bracken, that is poisonous to cattle.

Forms of ptaquiloside

pluralptaquilosides

Origin of ptaquiloside

From the species name Pteridium aquilinum.

Questions about ptaquiloside

What does ptaquiloside mean?
Ptaquiloside means a carcinogenic terpenoid glycoside, found in bracken, that is poisonous to cattle.
What part of speech is ptaquiloside?
Ptaquiloside is a noun.
What is the plural of ptaquiloside?
The plural of ptaquiloside is ptaquilosides.

Words near ptaquiloside in the dictionary

  1. Ptah
  2. PTAing
  3. Ptak
  4. Ptaks
  5. PTAL
  6. ptaquiloside
  7. ptaquilosides
  8. ptarmic
  9. ptarmics
  10. ptarmigan
  11. ptarmigans

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