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heptaprenyl

heptaprenyl noun: a polyprenyl group formed from seven isoprenyl moieties.

Noun

heptaprenyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A polyprenyl group formed from seven isoprenyl moieties

Origin of heptaprenyl

From hepta- + prenyl.

Questions about heptaprenyl

What does heptaprenyl mean?
Heptaprenyl means a polyprenyl group formed from seven isoprenyl moieties.
What part of speech is heptaprenyl?
Heptaprenyl is a noun.

Words near heptaprenyl in the dictionary

  1. heptapod
  2. heptapodal
  3. heptapodies
  4. heptapods
  5. heptapody
  6. heptaprenyl
  7. heptapseudopeptide
  8. heptapseudopeptides
  9. heptapterid
  10. heptapterids
  11. heptaquark

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