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clerodane

clerodane noun: the diterpene (1S,2R,4aS,5S,8aS)-1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-1-(3-methylpentyl)decahydronaphthalene whose skeleton is the basis of many natural products.

Noun

clerodane (countable and uncountable, plural clerodanes)

  1. The diterpene (1S,2R,4aS,5S,8aS)-1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-1-(3-methylpentyl)decahydronaphthalene whose skeleton is the basis of many natural products

Forms of clerodane

pluralclerodanes

Questions about clerodane

What does clerodane mean?
Clerodane means the diterpene (1S,2R,4aS,5S,8aS)-1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-1-(3-methylpentyl)decahydronaphthalene whose skeleton is the basis of many natural products.
What part of speech is clerodane?
Clerodane is a noun.
What is the plural of clerodane?
The plural of clerodane is clerodanes.

Words near clerodane in the dictionary

  1. Clermont County
  2. Clermont-Ferrand
  3. clerocidin
  4. clerocracies
  5. clerocracy
  6. clerodane
  7. clerodanes
  8. clerodendrin
  9. clerodendrins
  10. clerofascism
  11. clerofascist

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