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eudesmanes

eudesmanes is the plural of eudesmane.

Meaning of eudesmane

Noun

eudesmane (countable and uncountable, plural eudesmanes)

  1. A bicyclic sesquiterpene found in many nonflowering plants, especially angiosperms, and often associated with drimane. It is considered a marker of plant-based origin for petroleum and sediments.
    • Among the sesquiterpenoids, eudesmane and cadinanes are the most important for the study of terrestrialization.2010, Marco Vecoli, Gaël Clément, B. Meyer-Berthaud, The Terrestrialization Process, page 18

Questions about eudesmanes

What is eudesmanes the plural of?
Eudesmanes is the plural of eudesmane.

Words near eudesmanes in the dictionary

  1. eudemons
  2. eudemony
  3. eudendriid
  4. eudendriids
  5. eudesmane
  6. eudesmanes
  7. eudesmanolide
  8. eudesmanolides
  9. eudesmic acid
  10. eudesmol
  11. Eudeve

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