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jasmonic acid

jasmonic acid noun: an oxylipin lipid, containing a cyclopentanone ring, related to the prostaglandins; its esters, the jasmonates, are responsible for the smell of jasmine and act as plant hormones.

Noun

jasmonic acid (uncountable)

  1. An oxylipin lipid, containing a cyclopentanone ring, related to the prostaglandins; its esters, the jasmonates, are responsible for the smell of jasmine and act as plant hormones

Questions about jasmonic acid

What does jasmonic acid mean?
Jasmonic acid means an oxylipin lipid, containing a cyclopentanone ring, related to the prostaglandins; its esters, the jasmonates, are responsible for the smell of jasmine and act as plant hormones.
What part of speech is jasmonic acid?
Jasmonic acid is a noun.

Words near jasmonic acid in the dictionary

  1. jasmonate
  2. jasmonates
  3. jasmone
  4. jasmones
  5. jasmonic
  6. jasmonic acid
  7. jasmonol
  8. jasmonoyl
  9. jasmonoyls
  10. jasmonyl
  11. JASMs

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