"discodermolide" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After Discodermia dissoluta, the Caribbean marine sponge from which it was first isolated in 1990. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Discodermia dissoluta|species}} Discodermia dissoluta Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} discodermolide (uncountable)
  1. A natural polyketide that is a potent inhibitor of tumour cell growth. Wikipedia link: discodermolide Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Sponges
    Sense id: en-discodermolide-en-noun-sD4KSr-n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup

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