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terminaline

terminaline noun: the steroid alkaloid (1S,3aS,3bS,5aR,6S,7S,9aR,9bS,11aS)-1-[(1S)-1-(Dimethylamino)ethyl]-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-6,7-diol.

Noun

terminaline (uncountable)

  1. The steroid alkaloid (1S,3aS,3bS,5aR,6S,7S,9aR,9bS,11aS)-1-[(1S)-1-(Dimethylamino)ethyl]-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-6,7-diol

Origin of terminaline

From terminal + -ine.

Questions about terminaline

What does terminaline mean?
Terminaline means the steroid alkaloid (1S,3aS,3bS,5aR,6S,7S,9aR,9bS,11aS)-1-[(1S)-1-(Dimethylamino)ethyl]-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-6,7-diol.
What part of speech is terminaline?
Terminaline is a noun.

Words near terminaline in the dictionary

  1. terminal velocity
  2. terminaled
  3. terminalia
  4. terminalian
  5. terminalians
  6. terminaline
  7. terminaling
  8. terminalisation
  9. terminalisations
  10. terminality
  11. terminalization

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