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selamectin

selamectin noun: a topical compound used in veterinary medicine that disables parasites by replacing glutamate in their muscle synapses.

Noun

selamectin (uncountable)

  1. A topical compound used in veterinary medicine that disables parasites by replacing glutamate in their muscle synapses.

Questions about selamectin

What does selamectin mean?
Selamectin means a topical compound used in veterinary medicine that disables parasites by replacing glutamate in their muscle synapses.
What part of speech is selamectin?
Selamectin is a noun.

Words near selamectin in the dictionary

  1. selaginellins
  2. selah
  3. selahs
  4. selamatan
  5. selamatans
  6. selamectin
  7. selametan
  8. selametans
  9. selamim
  10. selamims
  11. selamlik

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