pavoninin

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English

Etymology

From pavoninus +‎ -in, since it was isolated from the fish Pardachirus pavoninus.

Noun

pavoninin (countable and uncountable, plural pavoninins)

  1. (biochemistry) A saponin used as a shark repellent.