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brevicomine

brevicomine noun: an oxygen containing bicyclic compound that is a pheromone for Dendroctonus brevicomis (western pine beetle), endo-brevicomine: (1R,5S,7S)-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane.

Noun

brevicomine

  1. An oxygen containing bicyclic compound that is a pheromone for Dendroctonus brevicomis (western pine beetle), endo-brevicomine: (1R,5S,7S)-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane

Forms of brevicomine

alternative formbrevicomin

Origin of brevicomine

From the species name of Dendroctonus brevicomis.

Words formed from brevicomine

  • exo-brevicomine
  • endo-brevicomine

Questions about brevicomine

What does brevicomine mean?
Brevicomine means an oxygen containing bicyclic compound that is a pheromone for Dendroctonus brevicomis (western pine beetle), endo-brevicomine: (1R,5S,7S)-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane.
What part of speech is brevicomine?
Brevicomine is a noun.

Words near brevicomine in the dictionary

  1. brevican
  2. brevicaudate
  3. brevicipitid
  4. brevicipitids
  5. brevicomin
  6. brevicomine
  7. brevicone
  8. brevicones
  9. breviconic
  10. brevideciduous
  11. brevidome

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