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ferrugineol

ferrugineol noun: the aliphatic alcohol 4-methyl-5-nonanol that is a weevil pheromone.

Noun

ferrugineol (uncountable)

  1. The aliphatic alcohol 4-methyl-5-nonanol that is a weevil pheromone

Questions about ferrugineol

What does ferrugineol mean?
Ferrugineol means the aliphatic alcohol 4-methyl-5-nonanol that is a weevil pheromone.
What part of speech is ferrugineol?
Ferrugineol is a noun.

Words near ferrugineol in the dictionary

  1. Ferruggia
  2. Ferruggias
  3. ferruginated
  4. ferrugination
  5. ferruginations
  6. ferrugineol
  7. ferrugineous
  8. ferruginine
  9. ferruginisation
  10. ferruginised
  11. ferruginization

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