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hexaketide

hexaketide noun: a polyketide that has six ketide units.

Noun

hexaketide (plural hexaketides)

  1. A polyketide that has six ketide units

Forms of hexaketide

pluralhexaketides

Origin of hexaketide

From hexa- + ketide.

Questions about hexaketide

What does hexaketide mean?
Hexaketide means a polyketide that has six ketide units.
What part of speech is hexaketide?
Hexaketide is a noun.
What is the plural of hexaketide?
The plural of hexaketide is hexaketides.

Words near hexaketide in the dictionary

  1. hexairon
  2. hexakaidecahedra
  3. hexakaidecahedral
  4. hexakaidecahedron
  5. hexakaidecahedrons
  6. hexaketide
  7. hexaketides
  8. hexaketocyclohexane
  9. hexakis-
  10. hexakisadduct
  11. hexakisoctahedra

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