Definition

A clear, colorless solid used in agriculture to kill fungi and inhibit protein production in cells.

Example

Researchers used cycloheximide to study the effects of protein synthesis inhibition in their experiments.

Conversation

Have you heard about cycloheximide and its uses in agriculture?

Yeah, I read that it's a fungicide that helps protect crops.

It's interesting how it can inhibit protein synthesis in fungi.

Definitely! It’s amazing how nature provides solutions like that.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Cycloheximide is formed from "cyclo-" (from Greek "kyklos", meaning circle) and "heximide" (derived from the chemical structure of the compound, where "hexa-" refers to six and "-imide" is a suffix used in organic chemistry to denote a specific type of compound). The word describes a compound that has a circular structure and contains six carbon atoms in its imide form.

Memory Tip

Imagine a circle ('cyclo-') that represents the structure of this compound, and think of it containing six parts ('hexa-') in its chemical makeup.

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