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hemigossypolone

hemigossypolone noun: the quinone aldehyde 2,3-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5,8-dioxo-4-propan-2-ylnaphthalene-1-carbaldehyde present in the cotton plant.

Noun

hemigossypolone (uncountable)

  1. The quinone aldehyde 2,3-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5,8-dioxo-4-propan-2-ylnaphthalene-1-carbaldehyde present in the cotton plant

Origin of hemigossypolone

From hemi- + gossypolone.

Questions about hemigossypolone

What does hemigossypolone mean?
Hemigossypolone means the quinone aldehyde 2,3-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5,8-dioxo-4-propan-2-ylnaphthalene-1-carbaldehyde present in the cotton plant.
What part of speech is hemigossypolone?
Hemigossypolone is a noun.

Words near hemigossypolone in the dictionary

  1. hemiglyphs
  2. hemignathous
  3. hemigordiopsid
  4. hemigordiopsids
  5. hemigossypol
  6. hemigossypolone
  7. hemigynous
  8. hemihedra
  9. hemihedral
  10. hemihedrally
  11. hemihedric

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