cucurbitacin

As nouns the difference between terms and cucurbitacin

is that terms is while cucurbitacin is (biochemistry) any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family cucurbitaceae , that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

As nouns the difference between herbivore and cucurbitacin

is that herbivore is an organism that feeds chiefly on plants while cucurbitacin is (biochemistry) any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family cucurbitaceae , that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

Cucurbitaceae is often a misspelling of cucurbitacin.

Cucurbitaceae has no English definition.

As a noun cucurbitacin is

any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between steroid and cucurbitacin

is that steroid is (biochemistry) a class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids while cucurbitacin is (biochemistry) any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family cucurbitaceae , that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

As nouns the difference between steroid and cucurbitacin

is that steroid is (biochemistry) a class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids while cucurbitacin is (biochemistry) any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family cucurbitaceae , that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.