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sceptrin

sceptrin noun: a cyclobutane alkaloid found in some marine sponges.

Noun

sceptrin (uncountable)

  1. A cyclobutane alkaloid found in some marine sponges
    • Induced antimicrobial defense was found in the sponge Agelas conifera, where wounding induced an increase of the antimicrobial compounds sceptrin and oroidin.2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about sceptrin

What does sceptrin mean?
Sceptrin means a cyclobutane alkaloid found in some marine sponges.
What part of speech is sceptrin?
Sceptrin is a noun.

Words near sceptrin in the dictionary

  1. sceptre
  2. sceptred
  3. sceptredom
  4. sceptreless
  5. sceptres
  6. sceptrin
  7. sceptring
  8. sceptrule
  9. sceptrumgenin
  10. Scerbo
  11. Scerbos

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