fucoidin

noun

fu·​coi·​din

fyüˈkȯidᵊn

plural -s

: a sulfuric ester of fucosan obtained from various brown algae (as those of the genus Fucus)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary fucoid entry 2 + -in

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