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serricornin

serricornin noun: the aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne).

Noun

serricornin (uncountable)

  1. the aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne)

Origin of serricornin

From serricorne + -in.

Questions about serricornin

What does serricornin mean?
Serricornin means the aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne).
What part of speech is serricornin?
Serricornin is a noun.

Words near serricornin in the dictionary

  1. serrette
  2. serrettes
  3. serribaff
  4. serribaffs
  5. serricorn
  6. serricornin
  7. serricorns
  8. serried
  9. serriedly
  10. serriedness
  11. serries

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