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nitrophenyl pentadienal

nitrophenyl pentadienal noun: the chemical compound (2E,4E)-5-(4-nitrophenyl)penta-2,4-dienal, historically used as a tagging agent in espionage.

Noun

nitrophenyl pentadienal (uncountable)

  1. The chemical compound (2E,4E)-5-(4-nitrophenyl)penta-2,4-dienal, historically used as a tagging agent in espionage.
    Synonyms:
    spy dust

Synonyms of nitrophenyl pentadienal

Forms of nitrophenyl pentadienal

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Questions about nitrophenyl pentadienal

What does nitrophenyl pentadienal mean?
Nitrophenyl pentadienal means the chemical compound (2E,4E)-5-(4-nitrophenyl)penta-2,4-dienal, historically used as a tagging agent in espionage.
What part of speech is nitrophenyl pentadienal?
Nitrophenyl pentadienal is a noun.

Words near nitrophenyl pentadienal in the dictionary

  1. nitrophenolates
  2. nitrophenols
  3. nitrophenoxy
  4. nitrophenoxys
  5. nitrophenyl
  6. nitrophenyl pentadienal
  7. nitrophenylgalactoside
  8. nitrophenylgalactosides
  9. nitrophenylpentadienal
  10. nitrophenylphosphatase
  11. nitrophenylphosphatases

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