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ambroxide

ambroxide noun: a terpenoid, an autoxidation product of ambrein, that is one of the key constituents responsible for the odor of ambergris.

Noun

ambroxide (uncountable)

  1. A terpenoid, an autoxidation product of ambrein, that is one of the key constituents responsible for the odor of ambergris.

Questions about ambroxide

What does ambroxide mean?
Ambroxide means a terpenoid, an autoxidation product of ambrein, that is one of the key constituents responsible for the odor of ambergris.
What part of speech is ambroxide?
Ambroxide is a noun.

Words near ambroxide in the dictionary

  1. Ambrosius
  2. Ambrosiuses
  3. ambrotype
  4. ambrotypes
  5. ambrotypic
  6. ambroxide
  7. ambroxol
  8. ambruticin
  9. ambry
  10. Ambrym
  11. ambs

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