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epoxycarotenoid

epoxycarotenoid noun: any epoxy derivative of a carotenoid, especially one involved in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid.

Noun

epoxycarotenoid (plural epoxycarotenoids)

  1. Any epoxy derivative of a carotenoid, especially one involved in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid

Forms of epoxycarotenoid

pluralepoxycarotenoids

Origin of epoxycarotenoid

From epoxy- + carotenoid.

Questions about epoxycarotenoid

What does epoxycarotenoid mean?
Epoxycarotenoid means any epoxy derivative of a carotenoid, especially one involved in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid.
What part of speech is epoxycarotenoid?
Epoxycarotenoid is a noun.
What is the plural of epoxycarotenoid?
The plural of epoxycarotenoid is epoxycarotenoids.

Words near epoxycarotenoid in the dictionary

  1. epoxyalcohols
  2. epoxyallylic
  3. epoxyazadiradione
  4. epoxyazepino
  5. epoxyazepinos
  6. epoxycarotenoid
  7. epoxycarotenoids
  8. epoxycholesterol
  9. epoxycresol
  10. epoxyed
  11. epoxyeicosanoid

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