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xerocomic acid

xerocomic acid noun: a red-orange pigment and precursor to variegatic acid, found in fungi of the order Boletales.

Noun

xerocomic acid (uncountable)

  1. A red-orange pigment and precursor to variegatic acid, found in fungi of the order Boletales.

Origin of xerocomic acid

From the genus name Xerocomus.

Words formed from xerocomic acid

Questions about xerocomic acid

What does xerocomic acid mean?
Xerocomic acid means a red-orange pigment and precursor to variegatic acid, found in fungi of the order Boletales.
What part of speech is xerocomic acid?
Xerocomic acid is a noun.

Words near xerocomic acid in the dictionary

  1. xerocline
  2. xeroclines
  3. xerocole
  4. xerocoles
  5. xerocolous
  6. xerocomic acid
  7. xerocomorubin
  8. xerocopied
  9. xerocopies
  10. xerocopy
  11. xerocopying

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