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japonilure

japonilure noun: a sex pheromone, (5R)-5-[(Z)-dec-1-enyl]oxolan-2-one, of the Japanese beetle.

Noun

japonilure (uncountable)

  1. A sex pheromone, (5R)-5-[(Z)-dec-1-enyl]oxolan-2-one, of the Japanese beetle

Questions about japonilure

What does japonilure mean?
Japonilure means a sex pheromone, (5R)-5-[(Z)-dec-1-enyl]oxolan-2-one, of the Japanese beetle.
What part of speech is japonilure?
Japonilure is a noun.

Words near japonilure in the dictionary

  1. Japonicize
  2. Japonicized
  3. Japonicizes
  4. Japonicizing
  5. Japonification
  6. japonilure
  7. japonise
  8. japonised
  9. japonises
  10. japonising
  11. Japonism

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