mycolactone

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noun

A polyketide macrolide produced by mycobacteria

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounmycolactone (countable and uncountable, plural mycolactones)

plural mycolactones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA polyketide macrolide produced by mycobacteria
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APA

mycolactone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycolactone

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Chicago

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