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carlactone

carlactone noun: the lactone 3-methyl-5-{[(1Z,3E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]oxy}furan-2(5H)-one that is a plant hormone.

Noun

carlactone (uncountable)

  1. The lactone 3-methyl-5-{[(1Z,3E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]oxy}furan-2(5H)-one that is a plant hormone

Questions about carlactone

What does carlactone mean?
Carlactone means the lactone 3-methyl-5-{[(1Z,3E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]oxy}furan-2(5H)-one that is a plant hormone.
What part of speech is carlactone?
Carlactone is a noun.

Words near carlactone in the dictionary

  1. carky
  2. carl
  3. Carl Sunday
  4. Carl Sundays
  5. Carla
  6. carlactone
  7. carlacue
  8. carlacues
  9. Carlaminda
  10. Carlan
  11. Carlans

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