camalexin

C3A1M3A1L1E1X8I1N1

noun

the phytoalexin 3-thiazol-2'yl-indole produced by Arabidopsis plants in response to infection with the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouncamalexin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe phytoalexin 3-thiazol-2'yl-indole produced by Arabidopsis plants in response to infection with the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae.
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