English Explanatory Dictionary

pavoninin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A saponin used as a shark repellent.

Word forms

pavoninin pavoninins

Etymology

From pavoninus + -in, since it was isolated from the fish Pardachirus pavoninus.

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