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hexadecadienal

hexadecadienal noun: any unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde containing 16 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds, but especially 10,12-hexadecadienal which is a component of the female sex pheromone of some insects.

Noun

hexadecadienal (plural hexadecadienals)

  1. Any unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde containing 16 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds, but especially 10,12-hexadecadienal which is a component of the female sex pheromone of some insects

Forms of hexadecadienal

pluralhexadecadienals

Questions about hexadecadienal

What does hexadecadienal mean?
Hexadecadienal means any unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde containing 16 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds, but especially 10,12-hexadecadienal which is a component of the female sex pheromone of some insects.
What part of speech is hexadecadienal?
Hexadecadienal is a noun.
What is the plural of hexadecadienal?
The plural of hexadecadienal is hexadecadienals.

Words near hexadecadienal in the dictionary

  1. hexadeca-
  2. hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium
  3. hexadecachora
  4. hexadecachoron
  5. hexadecachorons
  6. hexadecadienal
  7. hexadecadienals
  8. hexadecadienol
  9. hexadecaflagellate
  10. hexadecaflagellates
  11. hexadecagon

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