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prasinoxanthin

prasinoxanthin noun: the xanthophyll (3~{E},5~{E},7~{E},9~{E},11~{E},13~{E},15~{E},17~{E})-1-[(1~{R},4~{S})-1,4-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-6-methylidenecyclohexyl]-18-[(1~{R},4~{R})-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octaen-2-one characteristic of prasinophycean algae.

Noun

prasinoxanthin (uncountable)

  1. The xanthophyll (3~{E},5~{E},7~{E},9~{E},11~{E},13~{E},15~{E},17~{E})-1-[(1~{R},4~{S})-1,4-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-6-methylidenecyclohexyl]-18-[(1~{R},4~{R})-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octaen-2-one characteristic of prasinophycean algae

Questions about prasinoxanthin

What does prasinoxanthin mean?
Prasinoxanthin means the xanthophyll (3~{E},5~{E},7~{E},9~{E},11~{E},13~{E},15~{E},17~{E})-1-[(1~{R},4~{S})-1,4-dihydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-6-methylidenecyclohexyl]-18-[(1~{R},4~{R})-4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octaen-2-one characteristic of prasinophycean algae.
What part of speech is prasinoxanthin?
Prasinoxanthin is a noun.

Words near prasinoxanthin in the dictionary

  1. prasinophytes
  2. prasinophytic
  3. prasinous
  4. prasinovirus
  5. prasinoviruses
  6. prasinoxanthin
  7. prasiolite
  8. prasiolites
  9. Praskovya
  10. prasoid
  11. Prasoon

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