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alkenoid

alkenoid adjective: (of Erythrina alkaloids) containing a single extra double bond.

Adjective

alkenoid (not comparable)

  1. (of Erythrina alkaloids) containing a single extra double bond

Origin of alkenoid

alkene + -oid

Questions about alkenoid

What does alkenoid mean?
Alkenoid means (of Erythrina alkaloids) containing a single extra double bond.
What part of speech is alkenoid?
Alkenoid is an adjective.

Words near alkenoid in the dictionary

  1. alkenes
  2. alkenic
  3. alkenoate
  4. alkenoates
  5. alkenoic
  6. alkenoid
  7. alkenol
  8. alkenols
  9. alkenone
  10. alkenones
  11. alkenoyl

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