bufogenin

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noun

A particular enzyme inhibitor derived from a toad toxin.

OriginLatin būfo →
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Meanings

nounbufogenin (countable and uncountable, plural bufogenins)

plural bufogenins

  1. countableuncountableA particular enzyme inhibitor derived from a toad toxin.

Origin

  1. Latinbūfo“toad”
  2. Englishbufogenin

See Latin būfo (“toad”) and -genic, -in.

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APA

bufogenin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufogenin

MLA

“bufogenin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufogenin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bufogenin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufogenin.

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