phytoalexin

Meaning of phytoalexin

noun

a substance that is produced by plant tissues in response to contact with a parasite and specifically inhibits the growth of that parasite.

1940s: from phyto- ‘of plants’ + alexin, a name for a class of substances found in blood serum, able to destroy bacteria.

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  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of phytoalexin is: phytoalexins.
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Hyphenation of phytoalexin

phy-toalexin

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
  • phytoalexin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with phytoalexin

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