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precocene

precocene noun: a chromene, 7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-chromene, that inhibits juvenile hormone biosynthesis in some insects.

Noun

precocene (uncountable)

  1. A chromene, 7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-chromene, that inhibits juvenile hormone biosynthesis in some insects

Questions about precocene

What does precocene mean?
Precocene means a chromene, 7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-3-chromene, that inhibits juvenile hormone biosynthesis in some insects.
What part of speech is precocene?
Precocene is a noun.

Words near precocene in the dictionary

  1. precoat
  2. precoated
  3. precoating
  4. precoccygeal
  5. precoce
  6. precocene
  7. precoces
  8. precocial
  9. precociality
  10. precocially
  11. precocious

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