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mustakone

mustakone noun: a tricyclic sesquiterpenoid with IUPAC name 1,5-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.0^(2,7)]dec-4-en-3-one.

Noun

mustakone (uncountable)

  1. A tricyclic sesquiterpenoid with IUPAC name 1,5-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.0^(2,7)]dec-4-en-3-one

Origin of mustakone

Derived from the Hindi word मोथा (mustaka) for Cyperus rotundus. Named by V.H. Kapadia, B.A. Nagasampagi, V.G. Naik, Sukh Dev in 1965.

Questions about mustakone

What does mustakone mean?
Mustakone means a tricyclic sesquiterpenoid with IUPAC name 1,5-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.0^(2,7)]dec-4-en-3-one.
What part of speech is mustakone?
Mustakone is a noun.

Words near mustakone in the dictionary

  1. mustaiba
  2. Mustain
  3. Mustains
  4. mustajir
  5. mustajirs
  6. mustakone
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  8. mustang court
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  10. Mustang Island
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