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humulone

humulone noun: a bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus).

Noun

humulone (countable and uncountable, plural humulones)

  1. A bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus).

Forms of humulone

pluralhumulones

Origin of humulone

From taxonomic name Humulus + -one.

Words formed from humulone

Questions about humulone

What does humulone mean?
Humulone means a bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus).
What part of speech is humulone?
Humulone is a noun.
What is the plural of humulone?
The plural of humulone is humulones.

Words near humulone in the dictionary

  1. Humula
  2. humulene
  3. humulenes
  4. humulenol
  5. humulin
  6. humulone
  7. humulones
  8. humult
  9. humults
  10. humungous
  11. Humurana

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