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cynodontin

noun
cyn·​o·​don·​tin | \ -ntə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of cynodontin

: a brown crystalline phenolic pigment C15H10O6 derived from anthraquinone that is obtained from fungi of the genus Helminthosporium (as H. cynodontis)

History and Etymology for cynodontin

New Latin cynodontis (specific epithet of Helminthosporium cynodontis, from Greek kynodont-, kynodōn canine tooth) + English -in

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