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Meaning of macrosporin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The anthraquinone derivative 1,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone that is a bioactive metabolite produced by a plant-pathogenic fungus of the genus Stemphylium (family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales)

uncountable

Examples

“Tentoxin, altertoxin-1, alternariol monomethyl ether and macrosporin were detected in frequencies ranging from 85% to 57%.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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