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fernene

fernene noun: any of a class of triterpenoid hydrocarbons found in ferns.

Noun

fernene (countable and uncountable, plural fernenes)

  1. Any of a class of triterpenoid hydrocarbons found in ferns.

Forms of fernene

pluralfernenes

Origin of fernene

From fern + -ene.

Questions about fernene

What does fernene mean?
Fernene means any of a class of triterpenoid hydrocarbons found in ferns.
What part of speech is fernene?
Fernene is a noun.
What is the plural of fernene?
The plural of fernene is fernenes.

Words near fernene in the dictionary

  1. fernbush
  2. Ferndale
  3. ferndom
  4. Ferndown
  5. ferned
  6. fernene
  7. fernenes
  8. Ferner
  9. ferneries
  10. fernery
  11. fernet

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