Meanings
nountrunkamide (plural trunkamides)
plural trunkamides
- Any of a group of prenylated cyclopeptides related to the patellamides
Origin
Coined by Carroll et al. in 1996, after Little Trunk Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, renamed Walker Reef in 2011.
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APA
trunkamide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunkamide
MLA
“trunkamide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunkamide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trunkamide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunkamide.
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