Etymology

callipeltin

C3A1L1L1I1P3E1L1T1I1N1

Today it means: Any of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates. Full definition →

translingual Callipelta
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromCallipelta
  2. English todaycallipeltin

From translingual Callipelta + -in, referring to the marine sponge from which they were first isolated.

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