English Explanatory Dictionary

microcystin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria

Word forms

microcystin microcystins

Etymology

From Microcystis, from which the toxin was first isolated, + -in.

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