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hexaprenyl

hexaprenyl noun: the alkyl group composed of six prenyl (isoprenyl) groups concatenated 3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosahexaen-1-yl.

Noun

hexaprenyl (uncountable)

  1. The alkyl group composed of six prenyl (isoprenyl) groups concatenated 3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosahexaen-1-yl

Origin of hexaprenyl

From hexa- + prenyl.

Questions about hexaprenyl

What does hexaprenyl mean?
Hexaprenyl means the alkyl group composed of six prenyl (isoprenyl) groups concatenated 3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosahexaen-1-yl.
What part of speech is hexaprenyl?
Hexaprenyl is a noun.

Words near hexaprenyl in the dictionary

  1. hexapolyploidy
  2. hexaporphyrin
  3. hexaporphyrins
  4. hexapotassium
  5. hexapradol
  6. hexaprenyl
  7. hexaprimer
  8. hexaprimers
  9. hexaprismo-
  10. hexaprofen
  11. hexaproline

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