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endoperoxide

endoperoxide noun: any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.

Noun

endoperoxide (plural endoperoxides)

  1. Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.

Forms of endoperoxide

pluralendoperoxides

Origin of endoperoxide

From endo- + peroxide.

Questions about endoperoxide

What does endoperoxide mean?
Endoperoxide means any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.
What part of speech is endoperoxide?
Endoperoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of endoperoxide?
The plural of endoperoxide is endoperoxides.

Words near endoperoxide in the dictionary

  1. endoperiodontal
  2. endoperitoneal
  3. endoperitrophic
  4. endoperoxidase
  5. endoperoxidases
  6. endoperoxide
  7. endoperoxides
  8. endoperoxidic
  9. endophage
  10. endophages
  11. endophagic

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