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aurovertins (medicine) and fissiparous (iou)


aurovertins (medicine)


aurovertins
<chemical> Very toxic and complex pyrone Derivatives from the fungus calcarisporium arbuscula. They bind to and inhibit mitochondrial atpase, thereby uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation. They are used as biochemical tools.

Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents, uncoupling agents.


fissiparous (iou)



fissiparous adjective. M19.
[Irreg. from Latin fissus pa. pple of findere to split, after viviparous etc.]
1. Biology. Reproducing by fission; of or pertaining to reproduction by fission. M19.
2. Tending to split or divide; pertaining to splitting or division. L19.
R. Quirk The fissiparous tendencies that local needs and nationalist susceptibilities are fostering.
fissiparity noun (a) the quality of being fissiparous; (b) the process of fissiparous reproduction: L19.
fissiparously adverb L19.
fissiparousness noun M20.