bufadienolide

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noun

Any of a class of toxic steroids present in some plants and secreted by some toads through the skin as a defense; sometimes present as a glycoside.

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Meanings

nounbufadienolide (plural bufadienolides)

plural bufadienolides

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of toxic steroids present in some plants and secreted by some toads through the skin as a defense; sometimes present as a glycoside.
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APA

bufadienolide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufadienolide

MLA

“bufadienolide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufadienolide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bufadienolide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufadienolide.

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