Meanings
nounjavanicin (countable and uncountable, plural javanicins)
plural javanicins
- countableuncountablechemistryAny of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA small defensin-type antimicrobial peptide isolated from the seeds of Sesbania javanica.
Origin
From Latin javanica + -in, after the taxonomic name of the plants.
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