trisporic acid

noun

A terpenoid pheromone, derived from a carotene, that triggers the formation of zygophores in some fungi.

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Meanings

nountrisporic acid (countable and uncountable, plural trisporic acids)

plural trisporic acids

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA terpenoid pheromone, derived from a carotene, that triggers the formation of zygophores in some fungi.
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