chetomin

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noun

A complex epidithiodioxopiperazine metabolite, produced by several fungi of the genus Chaetomium, that disrupts the ability of tumours to adapt to hypoxia

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Meanings

nounchetomin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA complex epidithiodioxopiperazine metabolite, produced by several fungi of the genus Chaetomium, that disrupts the ability of tumours to adapt to hypoxia

Origin

Chaetomium + -in

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Chimento
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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