Etymology

cordycepin

C3O1R1D2Y4C3E1P3I1N1

Today it means: A deoxy form of adenosine. Full definition →

translingual Cordyceps
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  1. translingual · derived fromCordyceps
  2. English todaycordycepin

From translingual Cordyceps, a genus of fungus from certain species of which the compound was formerly extracted, + -in.

Words from the same roots

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cordyceps

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