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enediyne

enediyne noun: any compound that has a double bond and two triple bonds.

Noun

enediyne (plural enediynes)

  1. Any compound that has a double bond and two triple bonds.
  2. Any of a class of bacterial products characterized by nine- or ten-membered rings containing two triple bonds separated by a double bond, many of which are highly toxic to DNA and used as antitumour agents.

Forms of enediyne

pluralenediynes

Questions about enediyne

What does enediyne mean?
Enediyne means any compound that has a double bond and two triple bonds.
What part of speech is enediyne?
Enediyne is a noun.
What is the plural of enediyne?
The plural of enediyne is enediynes.

Words near enediyne in the dictionary

  1. enediolate
  2. enediolates
  3. enediols
  4. enedione
  5. enediones
  6. enediyne
  7. enediynes
  8. enediynyl
  9. Enego
  10. Eneid
  11. enema

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