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heptaketide

heptaketide noun: any heptameric ketide.

Noun

heptaketide (plural heptaketides)

  1. Any heptameric ketide
  2. The sesquiterpenoid carboxylic acid 3-[(1S,2S,4aR,6R,8aS)-2,6-dimethyl-1,2,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl]propanoic acid

Forms of heptaketide

pluralheptaketides

Origin of heptaketide

From hepta- + ketide.

Questions about heptaketide

What does heptaketide mean?
Heptaketide means any heptameric ketide.
What part of speech is heptaketide?
Heptaketide is a noun.
What is the plural of heptaketide?
The plural of heptaketide is heptaketides.

Words near heptaketide in the dictionary

  1. heptahydroxy
  2. heptairon
  3. heptakaidecagon
  4. heptakaidecahedra
  5. heptakaidecahedron
  6. heptaketide
  7. heptaketides
  8. heptakis-
  9. heptaldehyde
  10. heptalead
  11. heptalemma

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