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phytoene

phytoene noun: an acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments.

phytoene: an acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of...
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Noun

phytoene (uncountable)

  1. An acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments

Origin of phytoene

From phyto- + -ene.

Questions about phytoene

What does phytoene mean?
Phytoene means an acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments.
What part of speech is phytoene?
Phytoene is a noun.

Words near phytoene in the dictionary

  1. phytoecious
  2. phytoecological
  3. phytoecologist
  4. phytoecologists
  5. phytoecology
  6. phytoene
  7. phytoequivalence
  8. phytoerythrin
  9. phytoerythrins
  10. phytoestrogen
  11. phytoestrogenic

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