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spongotine

spongotine noun: a bis(indolyl)imidazole alkaloid containing bromine derived from sponges, spongotine-B: (6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-[5-(1H-indol-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl]methanone (spongotine A has bromine in another position and spongotine C has two bromine atoms.

Noun

spongotine (uncountable)

  1. A bis(indolyl)imidazole alkaloid containing bromine derived from sponges, spongotine-B: (6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-[5-(1H-indol-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl]methanone (spongotine A has bromine in another position and spongotine C has two bromine atoms.

Origin of spongotine

From Spongosorites.

Questions about spongotine

What does spongotine mean?
Spongotine means a bis(indolyl)imidazole alkaloid containing bromine derived from sponges, spongotine-B: (6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-[5-(1H-indol-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl]methanone (spongotine A has bromine in another position and spongotine C has two bromine atoms.
What part of speech is spongotine?
Spongotine is a noun.

Words near spongotine in the dictionary

  1. spongolitic
  2. spongological
  3. spongologist
  4. spongologists
  5. spongology
  6. spongotine
  7. spongs
  8. spongy
  9. spongy body
  10. spongy moth
  11. spongy moths

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