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octadecanoid

octadecanoid noun: relating to octadecanoic acid and its derivatives, but especially to polyunsaturated forms that are involved in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid.

Noun

octadecanoid (plural octadecanoids)

  1. Relating to octadecanoic acid and its derivatives, but especially to polyunsaturated forms that are involved in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid
    • Many OPRs are part of the octadecanoid pathway that converts linolenic acid to jasmonic acid (JA), but 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid can also act as a mediator in the defence against necrotrophic pathogens.2015 July 8, “Transcriptional Responses Associated with Virulence and Defence in the Interaction between Heterobasidion annosum s . s . and Norway Spruce”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of octadecanoid

pluraloctadecanoids

Questions about octadecanoid

What does octadecanoid mean?
Octadecanoid means relating to octadecanoic acid and its derivatives, but especially to polyunsaturated forms that are involved in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid.
What part of speech is octadecanoid?
Octadecanoid is a noun.
What is the plural of octadecanoid?
The plural of octadecanoid is octadecanoids.

Words near octadecanoid in the dictionary

  1. octadecanethiol
  2. octadecanoate
  3. octadecanoates
  4. octadecanoic
  5. octadecanoic acid
  6. octadecanoid
  7. octadecanoids
  8. octadecanol
  9. octadecanoyl
  10. octadecapeptide
  11. octadecapeptides

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