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citropten

citropten noun: a coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, found in oil of yellow citron.

Noun

citropten (uncountable)

  1. A coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, found in oil of yellow citron.
    Synonyms:
    limettin

Synonyms of citropten

Forms of citropten

alternative formcitroptene

Questions about citropten

What does citropten mean?
Citropten means a coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, found in oil of yellow citron.
What part of speech is citropten?
Citropten is a noun.

Words near citropten in the dictionary

  1. citronin
  2. citrons
  3. citronwood
  4. citronyl
  5. citrophilous
  6. citropten
  7. citroptene
  8. Citros
  9. citrostadienol
  10. citrous
  11. citrovorum factor

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