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levoglucosenone

levoglucosenone noun: a bridged, unsaturated heterocyclic ketone, 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, formed from levoglucosan by further loss of two molecules of water.

Noun

levoglucosenone (uncountable)

  1. A bridged, unsaturated heterocyclic ketone, 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, formed from levoglucosan by further loss of two molecules of water

Words formed from levoglucosenone

  • isolevoglucosenone

Questions about levoglucosenone

What does levoglucosenone mean?
Levoglucosenone means a bridged, unsaturated heterocyclic ketone, 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, formed from levoglucosan by further loss of two molecules of water.
What part of speech is levoglucosenone?
Levoglucosenone is a noun.

Words near levoglucosenone in the dictionary

  1. levofolinic acid
  2. levofuraltadone
  3. levoglucosan
  4. levoglucosans
  5. levoglucose
  6. levoglucosenone
  7. levogyrate
  8. levogyration
  9. levogyre
  10. levogyres
  11. levogyrous

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