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dodecenoic acid

dodecenoic acid noun: any fatty acid having twelve carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 2-dodecenoic acid which is a signal molecule produced by Burkholderia cenocepacia.

Noun

dodecenoic acid (plural dodecenoic acids)

  1. Any fatty acid having twelve carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 2-dodecenoic acid which is a signal molecule produced by Burkholderia cenocepacia

Forms of dodecenoic acid

pluraldodecenoic acids

Questions about dodecenoic acid

What does dodecenoic acid mean?
Dodecenoic acid means any fatty acid having twelve carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 2-dodecenoic acid which is a signal molecule produced by Burkholderia cenocepacia.
What part of speech is dodecenoic acid?
Dodecenoic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of dodecenoic acid?
The plural of dodecenoic acid is dodecenoic acids.

Words near dodecenoic acid in the dictionary

  1. dodecatriene
  2. dodecatrienes
  3. dodecene
  4. dodecenes
  5. dodecenoic
  6. dodecenoic acid
  7. dodecenoic acids
  8. dodecenoyl
  9. dodecenyl
  10. dodecenyls
  11. dodecic

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