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trichosanthin

trichosanthin noun: a ribosome-inactivating protein and abortifacient derived from Trichosanthes kirilowii.

Noun

trichosanthin (countable and uncountable, plural trichosanthins)

  1. A ribosome-inactivating protein and abortifacient derived from Trichosanthes kirilowii.

Forms of trichosanthin

pluraltrichosanthins

Origin of trichosanthin

Trichosanthes (“genus of Asian cucumber-like plants”) + -in

Questions about trichosanthin

What does trichosanthin mean?
Trichosanthin means a ribosome-inactivating protein and abortifacient derived from Trichosanthes kirilowii.
What part of speech is trichosanthin?
Trichosanthin is a noun.
What is the plural of trichosanthin?
The plural of trichosanthin is trichosanthins.

Words near trichosanthin in the dictionary

  1. trichorrhexis
  2. trichorrhexis invaginata
  3. trichorrhexis nodosa
  4. trichorrhœa
  5. trichosanic acid
  6. trichosanthin
  7. trichosanthins
  8. trichoscalid
  9. trichoscalids
  10. trichoschisis
  11. trichosclereid

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