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heptadecatriene

heptadecatriene noun: any aliphatic hydrocarbon that has seventeen carbon atoms and three double bonds.

Noun

heptadecatriene (plural heptadecatrienes)

  1. Any aliphatic hydrocarbon that has seventeen carbon atoms and three double bonds

Forms of heptadecatriene

pluralheptadecatrienes

Origin of heptadecatriene

From heptadeca- + tri- + -ene.

Questions about heptadecatriene

What does heptadecatriene mean?
Heptadecatriene means any aliphatic hydrocarbon that has seventeen carbon atoms and three double bonds.
What part of speech is heptadecatriene?
Heptadecatriene is a noun.
What is the plural of heptadecatriene?
The plural of heptadecatriene is heptadecatrienes.

Words near heptadecatriene in the dictionary

  1. heptadecanol
  2. heptadecanoyl
  3. heptadecapeptide
  4. heptadecapeptides
  5. heptadecasphinganine
  6. heptadecatriene
  7. heptadecatrienes
  8. heptadecatrienoate
  9. heptadecatrienoic acid
  10. heptadecene
  11. heptadecenes

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