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xerulin

xerulin noun: a polyunsaturated, acetylenic lactone, produced by Basidiomycetes bacteria, that inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis.

Noun

xerulin (uncountable)

  1. A polyunsaturated, acetylenic lactone, produced by Basidiomycetes bacteria, that inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis.

Words formed from xerulin

  • dihydroxerulin

Questions about xerulin

What does xerulin mean?
Xerulin means a polyunsaturated, acetylenic lactone, produced by Basidiomycetes bacteria, that inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis.
What part of speech is xerulin?
Xerulin is a noun.

Words near xerulin in the dictionary

  1. xerself
  2. xertz
  3. xertzed
  4. xertzes
  5. xertzing
  6. xerulin
  7. xerult
  8. xerults
  9. Xerxean
  10. Xerxes
  11. Xerxeses

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