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spliceostatin

spliceostatin noun: any of a class of cytotoxic agents that function via inhibition of the spliceosome.

Noun

spliceostatin (plural spliceostatins)

  1. Any of a class of cytotoxic agents that function via inhibition of the spliceosome

Forms of spliceostatin

pluralspliceostatins

Origin of spliceostatin

From splice + -o- + statin.

Questions about spliceostatin

What does spliceostatin mean?
Spliceostatin means any of a class of cytotoxic agents that function via inhibition of the spliceosome.
What part of speech is spliceostatin?
Spliceostatin is a noun.
What is the plural of spliceostatin?
The plural of spliceostatin is spliceostatins.

Words near spliceostatin in the dictionary

  1. spliceopathies
  2. spliceopathy
  3. spliceosomal
  4. spliceosome
  5. spliceosomes
  6. spliceostatin
  7. spliceostatins
  8. splicer
  9. splicers
  10. splices
  11. splices the mainbrace

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