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docosatriene

docosatriene noun: a compound containing conjugated triene structures generated from docosahexaenoic acid.

Noun

docosatriene (plural docosatrienes)

  1. A compound containing conjugated triene structures generated from docosahexaenoic acid.

Forms of docosatriene

pluraldocosatrienes

Origin of docosatriene

From docosa- (“22”) + tri- (“3”) + -ene (“double-bonded carbon”). From having 22 carbons, with three double-bonded carbon-carbons.

Questions about docosatriene

What does docosatriene mean?
Docosatriene means a compound containing conjugated triene structures generated from docosahexaenoic acid.
What part of speech is docosatriene?
Docosatriene is a noun.
What is the plural of docosatriene?
The plural of docosatriene is docosatrienes.

Words near docosatriene in the dictionary

  1. docosapentaenoic acid
  2. docosatetraene
  3. docosatetraenoic
  4. docosatetraenoic acid
  5. docosatetraenoylethanolamide
  6. docosatriene
  7. docosatrienes
  8. docosatrienoate
  9. docosatrienoates
  10. docosenamide
  11. docosene

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