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anastrephin

anastrephin noun: the lactone (3aS,4R,7aS)-4-ethenyl-4,7a-dimethyl-3a,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one present in the pheromone of some male fruit flies.

Noun

anastrephin (uncountable)

  1. The lactone (3aS,4R,7aS)-4-ethenyl-4,7a-dimethyl-3a,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one present in the pheromone of some male fruit flies

Questions about anastrephin

What does anastrephin mean?
Anastrephin means the lactone (3aS,4R,7aS)-4-ethenyl-4,7a-dimethyl-3a,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one present in the pheromone of some male fruit flies.
What part of speech is anastrephin?
Anastrephin is a noun.

Words near anastrephin in the dictionary

  1. anastomotuberculate
  2. Anastos
  3. Anastoses
  4. anastral
  5. anastrazole
  6. anastrephin
  7. anastrophe
  8. anastrophes
  9. anastrophic
  10. anastrozole
  11. anastylosis

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