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nootkatones

nootkatones is the plural of nootkatone.

Meaning of nootkatone

Noun

nootkatone (usually uncountable, plural nootkatones)

  1. (usually) An aromatic organic compound that contributes to the smell and flavour of grapefruit, and is both a sesquiterpene and a ketone.
    • A series of taste tests compared natural nootkatone with 2 synthetic nootkatones, one more highly purified than the other.1967, Canning Trade, Volume 89, Issue 1 − Volume 90, Issue 26, page 458

Questions about nootkatones

What is nootkatones the plural of?
Nootkatones is the plural of nootkatone.

Words near nootkatones in the dictionary

  1. Nootkan
  2. Nootkans
  3. Nootkas
  4. nootkatanes
  5. nootkatone
  6. nootkatones
  7. Nootkian
  8. Nootkians
  9. nootropic
  10. nootropics
  11. Nootsack

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