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vinaxanthone

vinaxanthone noun: a complex xanthone, produced by Penicillium vinaceum, that is a phospholipase inhibitor.

Noun

vinaxanthone (uncountable)

  1. A complex xanthone, produced by Penicillium vinaceum, that is a phospholipase inhibitor

Origin of vinaxanthone

Blend of translingual vinaceum + xanthone.

Questions about vinaxanthone

What does vinaxanthone mean?
Vinaxanthone means a complex xanthone, produced by Penicillium vinaceum, that is a phospholipase inhibitor.
What part of speech is vinaxanthone?
Vinaxanthone is a noun.

Words near vinaxanthone in the dictionary

  1. vinas
  2. vinasse
  3. vinasses
  4. Vinata
  5. vinatico
  6. vinaxanthone
  7. Vinay
  8. vinaya
  9. Vinayak
  10. Vinayaka
  11. vinbarbital

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