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galaxolide

galaxolide noun: the isochromene 4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydrocyclopenta[g]isochromene used in the perfume industry to add a musk note.

Noun

galaxolide (uncountable)

  1. The isochromene 4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydrocyclopenta[g]isochromene used in the perfume industry to add a musk note

Questions about galaxolide

What does galaxolide mean?
Galaxolide means the isochromene 4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydrocyclopenta[g]isochromene used in the perfume industry to add a musk note.
What part of speech is galaxolide?
Galaxolide is a noun.

Words near galaxolide in the dictionary

  1. galaxiids
  2. galaxin
  3. galaxins
  4. galaxite
  5. galaxites
  6. galaxolide
  7. galaxy
  8. galaxy brain
  9. galaxy cluster
  10. galaxy clusters
  11. galaxy filament

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