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cyanoketone

cyanoketone noun: a particular androstenol that inhibits steroidogenesis.

Noun

cyanoketone (uncountable)

  1. A particular androstenol that inhibits steroidogenesis.

Origin of cyanoketone

From cyano- + ketone.

Questions about cyanoketone

What does cyanoketone mean?
Cyanoketone means a particular androstenol that inhibits steroidogenesis.
What part of speech is cyanoketone?
Cyanoketone is a noun.

Words near cyanoketone in the dictionary

  1. cyanohydrazones
  2. cyanohydrin
  3. cyanohydrins
  4. cyanoimine
  5. cyanoimines
  6. cyanoketone
  7. cyanol
  8. cyanole
  9. cyanoles
  10. cyanolichen
  11. cyanolichens

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