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papilioerythrinone

papilioerythrinone noun: a carotenoid (6S)-6-hydroxy-2,4,4-trimethyl-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-[(1R)-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-yl]octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one in the kin and feathers of birds.

Noun

papilioerythrinone (uncountable)

  1. A carotenoid (6S)-6-hydroxy-2,4,4-trimethyl-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-[(1R)-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-yl]octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one in the kin and feathers of birds

Questions about papilioerythrinone

What does papilioerythrinone mean?
Papilioerythrinone means a carotenoid (6S)-6-hydroxy-2,4,4-trimethyl-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-[(1R)-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-yl]octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohex-2-en-1-one in the kin and feathers of birds.
What part of speech is papilioerythrinone?
Papilioerythrinone is a noun.

Words near papilioerythrinone in the dictionary

  1. Papikyans
  2. papiliform
  3. papilio
  4. papiliochrome
  5. papiliochromes
  6. papilioerythrinone
  7. papilionaceous
  8. papilionate
  9. papilionid
  10. papilionids
  11. papilionoid

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