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hexadecadienol

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

Noun

hexadecadienol (uncountable)

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

Questions about hexadecadienol

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

Words near hexadecadienol in the dictionary

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

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