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oxocrinol

oxocrinol noun: a linear terpenoid derived from the seaweed Cystoseira crinita, 12-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-2-one.

Noun

oxocrinol (uncountable)

  1. A linear terpenoid derived from the seaweed Cystoseira crinita, 12-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-2-one

Origin of oxocrinol

From species name crinita, a similar crinitol was named at the same time in 1976.

Questions about oxocrinol

What does oxocrinol mean?
Oxocrinol means a linear terpenoid derived from the seaweed Cystoseira crinita, 12-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-2-one.
What part of speech is oxocrinol?
Oxocrinol is a noun.

Words near oxocrinol in the dictionary

  1. oxocholesterols
  2. oxocine
  3. oxocines
  4. oxocomplex
  5. oxocomplexes
  6. oxocrinol
  7. oxocyclohexyl
  8. oxocyclohexyls
  9. oxodegradable
  10. oxoderivative
  11. oxoderivatives

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