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cycloheptadecenone

cycloheptadecenone noun: a ketone derived from cycloheptadecene. The African civet cat uses Z-6-cycloheptadecenone as a pheromone.

Noun

cycloheptadecenone

  1. A ketone derived from cycloheptadecene. The African civet cat uses Z-6-cycloheptadecenone as a pheromone.

Questions about cycloheptadecenone

What does cycloheptadecenone mean?
Cycloheptadecenone means a ketone derived from cycloheptadecene. The African civet cat uses Z-6-cycloheptadecenone as a pheromone.
What part of speech is cycloheptadecenone?
Cycloheptadecenone is a noun.

Words near cycloheptadecenone in the dictionary

  1. cyclohedra
  2. cyclohedron
  3. cycloheptadecane
  4. cycloheptadecanone
  5. cycloheptadecene
  6. cycloheptadecenone
  7. cycloheptadiene
  8. cycloheptadienes
  9. cycloheptane
  10. cycloheptanes
  11. cycloheptannulated

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