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tartrolon

tartrolon noun: any of a group of boronated antibiotics present in a myxobacterium of the genus Sorangium.

Noun

tartrolon (plural tartrolons)

  1. Any of a group of boronated antibiotics present in a myxobacterium of the genus Sorangium

Forms of tartrolon

pluraltartrolons

Origin of tartrolon

Coined in 1994, probably from tart(a)r + -ole + -on.

Questions about tartrolon

What does tartrolon mean?
Tartrolon means any of a group of boronated antibiotics present in a myxobacterium of the genus Sorangium.
What part of speech is tartrolon?
Tartrolon is a noun.
What is the plural of tartrolon?
The plural of tartrolon is tartrolons.

Words near tartrolon in the dictionary

  1. tartrazine
  2. tartrazines
  3. tartrelic
  4. tartrelic acid
  5. tartro-
  6. tartrolon
  7. tartrolons
  8. tartronate
  9. tartronates
  10. tartronic
  11. tartronic acid

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