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nepetalactone

nepetalactone noun: a bicyclic monoterpenoid found in catnip.

Noun

nepetalactone (uncountable)

  1. A bicyclic monoterpenoid found in catnip.

Origin of nepetalactone

From Translingual Nepeta + English lactone.

Words formed from nepetalactone

  • dihydronepetalactone
  • epinepetalactone
  • isodihydronepetalactone
  • neonepetalactone

Questions about nepetalactone

What does nepetalactone mean?
Nepetalactone means a bicyclic monoterpenoid found in catnip.
What part of speech is nepetalactone?
Nepetalactone is a noun.

Words near nepetalactone in the dictionary

  1. neper
  2. Neperian
  3. nepers
  4. Nepesta
  5. nepeta
  6. nepetalactone
  7. nepetas
  8. nepetin
  9. neph
  10. nephalism
  11. nephalist

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