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oligoene

oligoene noun: any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid).

Noun

oligoene (plural oligoenes)

  1. Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid)

Forms of oligoene

pluraloligoenes

Origin of oligoene

From oligo- + -ene.

Questions about oligoene

What does oligoene mean?
Oligoene means any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid).
What part of speech is oligoene?
Oligoene is a noun.
What is the plural of oligoene?
The plural of oligoene is oligoenes.

Words near oligoene in the dictionary

  1. oligoelectrolytes
  2. oligoelement
  3. oligoelements
  4. oligoendopeptidase
  5. oligoendopeptidases
  6. oligoene
  7. oligoenes
  8. oligoepilepsies
  9. oligoepilepsy
  10. oligoester
  11. oligoesters

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