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scytalone

scytalone noun: a tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.

Noun

scytalone (uncountable)

  1. A tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.

Origin of scytalone

From scytale + -one, from Latin scytale, from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη (skutálē, “club”).

Questions about scytalone

What does scytalone mean?
Scytalone means a tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.
What part of speech is scytalone?
Scytalone is a noun.

Words near scytalone in the dictionary

  1. scytales
  2. scytalinid
  3. scytalinids
  4. Scytalism
  5. Scytalismus
  6. scytalone
  7. Scyth
  8. scythe
  9. scythe down
  10. scythebill
  11. scythebills

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