Definitions For Polyketide

Noun

POLYKETIDE (plural POLYKETIDEs) (organic chemistry) Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide. (biochemistry) Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.

Synonyms

acetogenin

Derived terms

polyketidic

Translations

{{trans-top}} Finnish: polyketidi Italian: polichetide, m

Etymology

poly + ketide

Is Polyketide a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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20
Words with Friends
21

The word Polyketide is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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