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pyoxanthose

pyoxanthose noun: a greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.

Noun

pyoxanthose (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.

Origin of pyoxanthose

From pyo- + xanth- + -ose.

Questions about pyoxanthose

What does pyoxanthose mean?
Pyoxanthose means a greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.
What part of speech is pyoxanthose?
Pyoxanthose is a noun.

Words near pyoxanthose in the dictionary

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

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