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octodecanoid

octodecanoid is the misspelling of octadecanoid.

Meaning of octadecanoid

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

Questions about octodecanoid

What is octodecanoid the misspelling of?
Octodecanoid is the misspelling of octadecanoid.

Words near octodecanoid in the dictionary

  1. octocorals
  2. octocore
  3. octocrylene
  4. octodactylous
  5. octode
  6. octodecanoid
  7. octodecillion
  8. octodecillions
  9. octodecimal
  10. octodecimo
  11. octodecimos

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