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Saprophyte vs Viridin - What's the difference?

saprophyte | viridin |

As nouns the difference between saprophyte and viridin

is that saprophyte is any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria while viridin is a furanosteroid antibiotic isolated from the soil saprophyte Gliocladium virens

saprophyte

English

(Saprotrophic nutrition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

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    viridin

    English

    Noun

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  • (organic compound) A furanosteroid antibiotic isolated from the soil saprophyte Gliocladium virens