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oxononanoate

oxononanoate noun: any salt or ester of the keto acid derived from nonanoic acid, some of which have biochemical functions.

Noun

oxononanoate (plural oxononanoates)

  1. Any salt or ester of the keto acid derived from nonanoic acid, some of which have biochemical functions

Forms of oxononanoate

pluraloxononanoates

Origin of oxononanoate

From oxo- + nonanoate.

Questions about oxononanoate

What does oxononanoate mean?
Oxononanoate means any salt or ester of the keto acid derived from nonanoic acid, some of which have biochemical functions.
What part of speech is oxononanoate?
Oxononanoate is a noun.
What is the plural of oxononanoate?
The plural of oxononanoate is oxononanoates.

Words near oxononanoate in the dictionary

  1. oxonium ion
  2. oxonium ions
  3. oxoniums
  4. oxonol
  5. oxonols
  6. oxononanoate
  7. oxononanoates
  8. oxononenal
  9. oxononenals
  10. oxonorbornene
  11. oxonorbornenes

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