solenopsin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Solenopsis (“genus that includes fire ants”) + -in.
Noun[edit]
solenopsin (usually uncountable, plural solenopsins)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) An alkaloid, with chemical formula C17H35N, that is considered the primary toxin in fire ant venom and that inhibits angiogenesis via the phosphoinositol-3 kinase signaling pathway.