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xanthocillin

xanthocillin is the alternative form of xantocillin.

Meaning of xantocillin

Noun

xantocillin (uncountable)

  1. The first reported natural product found to contain the isocyanide functional group, originally isolated from Penicillium notatum in 1950.
    Synonyms:
    ophthocillin

Questions about xanthocillin

What is xanthocillin the alternative form of?
Xanthocillin is the alternative form of xantocillin.

Words near xanthocillin in the dictionary

  1. xanthochromic
  2. xanthochromism
  3. xanthochromistic
  4. xanthochroous
  5. xanthochymol
  6. xanthocillin
  7. xanthocobalt
  8. xanthocobaltic
  9. xanthocone
  10. xanthoconite
  11. xanthocreatinin

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