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eicosatetraene

eicosatetraene noun: a hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds (C₂₀H₃₀), equivalent to eicosatetraenoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH).

Noun

eicosatetraene (plural eicosatetraenes)

  1. A hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds (C₂₀H₃₀), equivalent to eicosatetraenoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH)

Forms of eicosatetraene

pluraleicosatetraenes

Origin of eicosatetraene

From eicosa- + tetra- + -ene.

Words formed from eicosatetraene

Questions about eicosatetraene

What does eicosatetraene mean?
Eicosatetraene means a hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds (C₂₀H₃₀), equivalent to eicosatetraenoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH).
What part of speech is eicosatetraene?
Eicosatetraene is a noun.
What is the plural of eicosatetraene?
The plural of eicosatetraene is eicosatetraenes.

Words near eicosatetraene in the dictionary

  1. eicosapentaenoyl
  2. eicosapentanoic
  3. eicosapentanoic acid
  4. eicosapeptide
  5. eicosapeptides
  6. eicosatetraene
  7. eicosatetraenoate
  8. eicosatetraenoic
  9. eicosatetraenoic acid
  10. eicosatetraenoyl
  11. eicosatetraynoic

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