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squalamine

squalamine noun: a broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from the livers of dogfish.

Noun

squalamine (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from the livers of dogfish

Questions about squalamine

What does squalamine mean?
Squalamine means a broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from the livers of dogfish.
What part of speech is squalamine?
Squalamine is a noun.

Words near squalamine in the dictionary

  1. squailed
  2. squailer
  3. squailers
  4. squailing
  5. squails
  6. squalamine
  7. squalane
  8. squalanes
  9. squalene
  10. squalenes
  11. squalenoyl

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