pederin

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noun

Any of a group of vesicant toxic amides present in beetles of the genus Paederus

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Meanings

nounpederin (countable and uncountable, plural pederins)

plural pederins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a group of vesicant toxic amides present in beetles of the genus Paederus

Origin

From translingual Paederus (genus of beetles) + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dnieper
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APA

pederin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pederin

MLA

“pederin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pederin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pederin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pederin.

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