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dictyotriol

dictyotriol noun: a dictyol with three hydroxy groups (triol), in particular dictyotriol A with IUPAC name (3aS,4R,5S,7R,8aR)-5-(3-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-3-methyl-8-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-azulene-4,7-diol.

Noun

dictyotriol

  1. A dictyol with three hydroxy groups (triol), in particular dictyotriol A with IUPAC name (3aS,4R,5S,7R,8aR)-5-(3-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-3-methyl-8-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-azulene-4,7-diol

Origin of dictyotriol

taxonomic name Dictyota + tri- + -ol

Questions about dictyotriol

What does dictyotriol mean?
Dictyotriol means a dictyol with three hydroxy groups (triol), in particular dictyotriol A with IUPAC name (3aS,4R,5S,7R,8aR)-5-(3-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-3-methyl-8-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-azulene-4,7-diol.
What part of speech is dictyotriol?
Dictyotriol is a noun.

Words near dictyotriol in the dictionary

  1. dictyota
  2. dictyotaceous
  3. dictyotas
  4. dictyotene
  5. dictyotenes
  6. dictyotriol
  7. dictyoxide
  8. Diculești
  9. dicumarol
  10. dicumarols
  11. dicy

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