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desmolactone

desmolactone noun: the sex pheromone (4R,9Z)-hexadec-9-en-4-olide produced by some female beetles.

Noun

desmolactone (uncountable)

  1. The sex pheromone (4R,9Z)-hexadec-9-en-4-olide produced by some female beetles

Questions about desmolactone

What does desmolactone mean?
Desmolactone means the sex pheromone (4R,9Z)-hexadec-9-en-4-olide produced by some female beetles.
What part of speech is desmolactone?
Desmolactone is a noun.

Words near desmolactone in the dictionary

  1. desmography
  2. desmoid
  3. desmoids
  4. Desmoinesian
  5. desmoke
  6. desmolactone
  7. desmolase
  8. desmolases
  9. desmology
  10. desmolytic
  11. desmond

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