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phytotoxin vs brucine

brucine vs phytotoxin

phytotoxin and brucine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phytotoxin Yes No No No
brucine Yes No No No
As nouns, brucine is a hyponym of phytotoxin; that is, brucine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phytotoxin:
  • phytotoxin: any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
  • brucine: a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
Other hyponyms of phytotoxin include nicotine, strychnine, hemlock, mycotoxin, curare, tubocurarine.
phytotoxin (noun) brucine (noun)
any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
Difference between phytotoxin and brucine

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