| 单词 | phytoalexin |
| 释义 | phytoalexin[ fahy-toh-uh-lek-sin ] / ˌfaɪ toʊ əˈlɛk sɪn / noun Biochemistry.any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease. Origin of phytoalexinFirst recorded in 1945–50; phyto- + alexin Words nearby phytoalexin-phyte, phytic acid, Phytin, phyto-, phytoagglutinin, phytoalexin, phytobezoar, phytobiology, phytochemical, phytochemistry, phytochrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for phytoalexinphytoalexin / (ˌfaɪtəʊəˈlɛksɪn) / nounbotany any of a group of substances produced by plants that inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi that infect them Word Origin for phytoalexinC20: from phyto- + Greek alexein to ward off Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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