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damascenone

damascenone noun: any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.

Noun

damascenone (plural damascenones)

  1. Any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.

Forms of damascenone

pluraldamascenones

Origin of damascenone

From translingual damascena, from Rosa × damascena, the damask rose, + -one.

Questions about damascenone

What does damascenone mean?
Damascenone means any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.
What part of speech is damascenone?
Damascenone is a noun.
What is the plural of damascenone?
The plural of damascenone is damascenones.

Words near damascenone in the dictionary

  1. damasceners
  2. damascenes
  3. damascenine
  4. damascening
  5. damascenings
  6. damascenone
  7. damascenones
  8. Damasco
  9. damascone
  10. damascones
  11. Damascos

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