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pyoxanthin

pyoxanthin noun: a yellow pigment isolated from Bacillus pyocyanicus.

Noun

pyoxanthin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A yellow pigment isolated from Bacillus pyocyanicus.

Origin of pyoxanthin

From pyo- + xanth- + -in.

Questions about pyoxanthin

What does pyoxanthin mean?
Pyoxanthin means a yellow pigment isolated from Bacillus pyocyanicus.
What part of speech is pyoxanthin?
Pyoxanthin is a noun.

Words near pyoxanthin in the dictionary

  1. pyoverdine
  2. pyoverdines
  3. pyoverdins
  4. pyow
  5. pyows
  6. pyoxanthin
  7. pyoxanthose
  8. Pyper
  9. PYPL
  10. Pyr
  11. pyr-

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