hopanoid
Meanings
noun
- Any of a class of pentacyclic compounds, somewhat similar to steroids, that have various functions in prokaryotes
Word forms
Etymology
From Hopea (genus of plant from which the substance was originally derived), from J Hope (Scottish botanist).
Derived words
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