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docosapentaene

docosapentaene noun: any alkene that contains 22 carbon atoms and five double bonds.

Noun

docosapentaene

  1. Any alkene that contains 22 carbon atoms and five double bonds.
    • Degradation studies indicated it to be a docosapentaene however.1964, The Journal of Nutrition - Volumes 82-83, page 332
    • Thus 22:5x3 is the linolenate type of pentaene and 22:5x6 is the linoleate type docosapentaene.1973, Soy Bean Oil, Hydrogenated - Issue 128, page 22

Words formed from docosapentaene

Questions about docosapentaene

What does docosapentaene mean?
Docosapentaene means any alkene that contains 22 carbon atoms and five double bonds.
What part of speech is docosapentaene?
Docosapentaene is a noun.

Words near docosapentaene in the dictionary

  1. docosanoic acid
  2. docosanoid
  3. docosanoids
  4. docosanol
  5. docosanoyl
  6. docosapentaene
  7. docosapentaenoate
  8. docosapentaenoates
  9. docosapentaenoic
  10. docosapentaenoic acid
  11. docosatetraene

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