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heptone

heptone noun: a liquid hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₀, of the valylene series.

Noun

heptone (countable and uncountable, plural heptones)

  1. A liquid hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₀, of the valylene series.

Forms of heptone

pluralheptones

Origin of heptone

From hepta- + -one. Does not conform to IUPAC nomenclature and the coining probably precedes the current conventions.

Questions about heptone

What does heptone mean?
Heptone means a liquid hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₀, of the valylene series.
What part of speech is heptone?
Heptone is a noun.
What is the plural of heptone?
The plural of heptone is heptones.

Words near heptone in the dictionary

  1. heptols
  2. heptoma
  3. heptomeric
  4. heptomino
  5. heptominoes
  6. heptone
  7. heptones
  8. Heptonstall
  9. Heptonstalls
  10. heptopyranose
  11. heptopyranoses

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