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diarylheptanoid

diarylheptanoid noun: any of a class of plant secondary metabolites consisting of two aromatic rings (aryl groups) joined by a heptane and having various substituents.

Noun

diarylheptanoid (plural diarylheptanoids)

  1. Any of a class of plant secondary metabolites consisting of two aromatic rings (aryl groups) joined by a heptane and having various substituents.

Forms of diarylheptanoid

pluraldiarylheptanoids

Origin of diarylheptanoid

From diaryl + heptanoid.

Questions about diarylheptanoid

What does diarylheptanoid mean?
Diarylheptanoid means any of a class of plant secondary metabolites consisting of two aromatic rings (aryl groups) joined by a heptane and having various substituents.
What part of speech is diarylheptanoid?
Diarylheptanoid is a noun.
What is the plural of diarylheptanoid?
The plural of diarylheptanoid is diarylheptanoids.

Words near diarylheptanoid in the dictionary

  1. diarylations
  2. diarylethene
  3. diarylethenes
  4. diarylethylamine
  5. diarylethylamines
  6. diarylheptanoid
  7. diarylheptanoids
  8. diarylheterocyclic
  9. diarylike
  10. diaryliodonium
  11. diaryliodoniums

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