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pentadecanone

pentadecanone noun: any of several isomeric aliphatic ketones having fifteen carbon atoms.

Noun

pentadecanone (plural pentadecanones)

  1. Any of several isomeric aliphatic ketones having fifteen carbon atoms

Forms of pentadecanone

pluralpentadecanones

Origin of pentadecanone

From pentadeca- + -n- + -one.

Questions about pentadecanone

What does pentadecanone mean?
Pentadecanone means any of several isomeric aliphatic ketones having fifteen carbon atoms.
What part of speech is pentadecanone?
Pentadecanone is a noun.
What is the plural of pentadecanone?
The plural of pentadecanone is pentadecanones.

Words near pentadecanone in the dictionary

  1. pentadecanoates
  2. pentadecanoic
  3. pentadecanoic acid
  4. pentadecanoin
  5. pentadecanol
  6. pentadecanone
  7. pentadecanones
  8. pentadecanoyl
  9. pentadecaoxide
  10. pentadecapeptide
  11. pentadecapeptides

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