Meanings
nounpentalongin (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA pyranonaphthoquinone antibiotic isolated from the East African medicinal plant Pentas longiflora
Origin
From Pentas longiflora + -in.
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pentalongin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentalongin
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“pentalongin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentalongin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentalongin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentalongin.
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