solenopsin

S1O1L1E1N1O1P3S1I1N1

noun

An alkaloid, with chemical formula C₁₇H₃₅N, that is considered the primary toxin in fire ant venom and that inhibits angiogenesis via the phosphoinositol-3 kinase signaling pathway.

Origintranslingual Solenopsis →
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsolenopsin (usually uncountable, plural solenopsins)

plural solenopsins

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryAn alkaloid, with chemical formula C₁₇H₃₅N, that is considered the primary toxin in fire ant venom and that inhibits angiogenesis via the phosphoinositol-3 kinase signaling pathway.

Origin

  1. translingualSolenopsis“genus that includes fire ants”
  2. Englishsolenopsin

From translingual Solenopsis (“genus that includes fire ants”) + -in.

More words from translingual

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: solenopsin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.