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ipomeanine

ipomeanine noun: a diketone derivative of furan, produced by Ceratostomella fimbriata, a mold that grows on sweet potato, 1-(furan-3-yl)pentane-1,4-dione.

Noun

ipomeanine (uncountable)

  1. A diketone derivative of furan, produced by Ceratostomella fimbriata, a mold that grows on sweet potato, 1-(furan-3-yl)pentane-1,4-dione

Origin of ipomeanine

From translingual Ipomoea + -ine.

Questions about ipomeanine

What does ipomeanine mean?
Ipomeanine means a diketone derivative of furan, produced by Ceratostomella fimbriata, a mold that grows on sweet potato, 1-(furan-3-yl)pentane-1,4-dione.
What part of speech is ipomeanine?
Ipomeanine is a noun.

Words near ipomeanine in the dictionary

  1. iPods
  2. IPOed
  3. IPOF
  4. Ipoh
  5. ipolamiide
  6. ipomeanine
  7. ipomoea
  8. ipomoeas
  9. ipomoein
  10. ipomovirus
  11. ipomoviruses

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