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retrorsine

retrorsine noun: a cytotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid, 12,18-dihydroxysenecionan-11,16-dione, isolated from various plants.

Noun

retrorsine (uncountable)

  1. A cytotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid, 12,18-dihydroxysenecionan-11,16-dione, isolated from various plants

Questions about retrorsine

What does retrorsine mean?
Retrorsine means a cytotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid, 12,18-dihydroxysenecionan-11,16-dione, isolated from various plants.
What part of speech is retrorsine?
Retrorsine is a noun.

Words near retrorsine in the dictionary

  1. retrorockets
  2. retrorolandic
  3. retrorsal
  4. retrorse
  5. retrorsely
  6. retrorsine
  7. retrorubral
  8. retros
  9. retroscape
  10. retroscapes
  11. retroscapular

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