English Explanatory Dictionary

javanicin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.
  2. A small defensin-type antimicrobial peptide isolated from the seeds of Sesbania javanica.

Word forms

javanicin javanicins

Etymology

From Latin javanica + -in, after the taxonomic name of the plants.

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