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dienophile

dienophile noun: a compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.

Noun

dienophile (plural dienophiles)

  1. A compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.

Forms of dienophile

pluraldienophiles

Origin of dienophile

From diene + -o- + -phile.

Words formed from dienophile

Questions about dienophile

What does dienophile mean?
Dienophile means a compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.
What part of speech is dienophile?
Dienophile is a noun.
What is the plural of dienophile?
The plural of dienophile is dienophiles.

Words near dienophile in the dictionary

  1. dienolide
  2. dienolides
  3. dienols
  4. dienone
  5. dienones
  6. dienophile
  7. dienophiles
  8. dienophilic
  9. dienoyl
  10. dienoyls
  11. dientamoebiasis

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