latrunculin

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noun

Any of a family of natural products and toxins produced by certain sponges, including the genus Latrunculia.

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Meanings

nounlatrunculin (countable and uncountable, plural latrunculins)

plural latrunculins

  1. countableuncountableAny of a family of natural products and toxins produced by certain sponges, including the genus Latrunculia.

Origin

From taxonomic name Latrunculia + English -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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