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oxononenal

oxononenal noun: any ketone derivative of nonenal (in which a methylene group is converted to a carbonyl group) but especially 4-oxononenal formed by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Noun

oxononenal (plural oxononenals)

  1. Any ketone derivative of nonenal (in which a methylene group is converted to a carbonyl group) but especially 4-oxononenal formed by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids

Forms of oxononenal

pluraloxononenals

Questions about oxononenal

What does oxononenal mean?
Oxononenal means any ketone derivative of nonenal (in which a methylene group is converted to a carbonyl group) but especially 4-oxononenal formed by oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
What part of speech is oxononenal?
Oxononenal is a noun.
What is the plural of oxononenal?
The plural of oxononenal is oxononenals.

Words near oxononenal in the dictionary

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

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