callipeltin

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noun

Any of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates.

Origintranslingual Callipelta →
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Meanings

nouncallipeltin (countable and uncountable, plural callipeltins)

plural callipeltins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates.

Origin

  1. translingualCallipelta
  2. Englishcallipeltin

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

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APA

callipeltin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callipeltin

MLA

“callipeltin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callipeltin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “callipeltin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callipeltin.

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