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alkenone

alkenone noun: any unsaturated aliphatic ketone.

Noun

alkenone (plural alkenones)

  1. Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone
  2. Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature

Forms of alkenone

pluralalkenones

Questions about alkenone

What does alkenone mean?
Alkenone means any unsaturated aliphatic ketone.
What part of speech is alkenone?
Alkenone is a noun.
What is the plural of alkenone?
The plural of alkenone is alkenones.

Words near alkenone in the dictionary

  1. alkenoates
  2. alkenoic
  3. alkenoid
  4. alkenol
  5. alkenols
  6. alkenone
  7. alkenones
  8. alkenoyl
  9. alkenoylbenzamide
  10. alkenoylbenzamides
  11. alkenoylcarbamate

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