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thionin

thionin noun: any of a class of cytotoxic polypeptides found in some plants. Also the alternative form of thionine.

Noun

thionin (plural thionins)

  1. Any of a class of cytotoxic polypeptides found in some plants

Also used as

thionin is also the alternative form of thionine.

Forms of thionin

pluralthionins

Words formed from thionin

  • prothionin
  • preprothionin

Questions about thionin

What does thionin mean?
Thionin means any of a class of cytotoxic polypeptides found in some plants.
What part of speech is thionin?
Thionin is a noun.
What is the plural of thionin?
The plural of thionin is thionins.

Words near thionin in the dictionary

  1. thionembutal
  2. thiones
  3. thionic
  4. thionic acid
  5. thionic acids
  6. thionin
  7. thionine
  8. thionines
  9. thionins
  10. thionite
  11. thionitrobenzene

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