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mikanolide

mikanolide noun: the antibacterial sesquiterpenoid dilactone (2~{R},4~{R},5~{S},7~{S},9~{S},13~{R},14~{R})-7-methyl-12-methylidene-3,6,10,15-tetraoxapentacyclo[12.2.1.0^{2,4}.0^{5,7}.0^{9,13}]heptadec-1(17)-ene-11,16-dione.

Noun

mikanolide (countable and uncountable, plural mikanolides)

  1. The antibacterial sesquiterpenoid dilactone (2~{R},4~{R},5~{S},7~{S},9~{S},13~{R},14~{R})-7-methyl-12-methylidene-3,6,10,15-tetraoxapentacyclo[12.2.1.0^{2,4}.0^{5,7}.0^{9,13}]heptadec-1(17)-ene-11,16-dione

Forms of mikanolide

pluralmikanolides

Questions about mikanolide

What does mikanolide mean?
Mikanolide means the antibacterial sesquiterpenoid dilactone (2~{R},4~{R},5~{S},7~{S},9~{S},13~{R},14~{R})-7-methyl-12-methylidene-3,6,10,15-tetraoxapentacyclo[12.2.1.0^{2,4}.0^{5,7}.0^{9,13}]heptadec-1(17)-ene-11,16-dione.
What part of speech is mikanolide?
Mikanolide is a noun.
What is the plural of mikanolide?
The plural of mikanolide is mikanolides.

Words near mikanolide in the dictionary

  1. mikamycin
  2. mikamycins
  3. mikan
  4. mikania
  5. mikanias
  6. mikanolide
  7. mikans
  8. mikasaite
  9. Mikasuki
  10. Mikayla
  11. Mikałajeva

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