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ebelactone

ebelactone noun: the lactone (3S,4S)-4-[(E,2S,6R,8S,9R,10R)-9-hydroxy-4,6,8,10-tetramethyl-7-oxododec-4-en-2-yl]-3-methyloxetan-2-one (or an isomer) that is an esterase inhibitor produced by actinomycetes.

Noun

ebelactone (countable and uncountable, plural ebelactones)

  1. The lactone (3S,4S)-4-[(E,2S,6R,8S,9R,10R)-9-hydroxy-4,6,8,10-tetramethyl-7-oxododec-4-en-2-yl]-3-methyloxetan-2-one (or an isomer) that is an esterase inhibitor produced by actinomycetes

Forms of ebelactone

pluralebelactones

Questions about ebelactone

What does ebelactone mean?
Ebelactone means the lactone (3S,4S)-4-[(E,2S,6R,8S,9R,10R)-9-hydroxy-4,6,8,10-tetramethyl-7-oxododec-4-en-2-yl]-3-methyloxetan-2-one (or an isomer) that is an esterase inhibitor produced by actinomycetes.
What part of speech is ebelactone?
Ebelactone is a noun.
What is the plural of ebelactone?
The plural of ebelactone is ebelactones.

Words near ebelactone in the dictionary

  1. EBD
  2. Ebden
  3. EBDs
  4. EBE
  5. Ebel
  6. ebelactone
  7. Ebeling
  8. Ebelings
  9. Ebels
  10. eben
  11. Eben am Achensee

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