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alpha-cyperone

alpha-cyperone noun: a bicyclic ketone found in Cyperus species, with IUPAC name (4aS,7R)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-prop-1-en-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2-one.

Noun

alpha-cyperone (uncountable)

  1. A bicyclic ketone found in Cyperus species, with IUPAC name (4aS,7R)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-prop-1-en-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2-one

Origin of alpha-cyperone

Named after Cyperus + -one

Questions about alpha-cyperone

What does alpha-cyperone mean?
Alpha-cyperone means a bicyclic ketone found in Cyperus species, with IUPAC name (4aS,7R)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-prop-1-en-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2-one.
What part of speech is alpha-cyperone?
Alpha-cyperone is a noun.

Words near alpha-cyperone in the dictionary

  1. alpha-beta filters
  2. alpha-beta pruning
  3. alpha-blocker
  4. alpha-blockers
  5. alpha-chlorotoluene
  6. alpha-cyperone
  7. alpha-d-galactosidase
  8. alpha-d-galactosidases
  9. alpha-dog
  10. alpha-dogged
  11. alpha-dogging

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