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hexadecenal

hexadecenal noun: any of many isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having sixteen carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 2-hexadecenal that is related to sphingolipids and 9-hexadecenal that is related to oleic acid.

Noun

hexadecenal (plural hexadecenals)

  1. Any of many isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having sixteen carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 2-hexadecenal that is related to sphingolipids and 9-hexadecenal that is related to oleic acid

Forms of hexadecenal

pluralhexadecenals

Questions about hexadecenal

What does hexadecenal mean?
Hexadecenal means any of many isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having sixteen carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 2-hexadecenal that is related to sphingolipids and 9-hexadecenal that is related to oleic acid.
What part of speech is hexadecenal?
Hexadecenal is a noun.
What is the plural of hexadecenal?
The plural of hexadecenal is hexadecenals.

Words near hexadecenal in the dictionary

  1. hexadecatriene
  2. hexadecatrienes
  3. hexadecatrienoic
  4. hexadecatrienoic acid
  5. hexadecavalent
  6. hexadecenal
  7. hexadecenals
  8. hexadecene
  9. hexadecenes
  10. hexadecenoate
  11. hexadecenoates

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