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shionone

shionone noun: a tetracyclic triterpenoid ketone (1R,4aS,4bS,6aS,8R,10aR,10bS,12aS)-1,4b,6a,8,10a,12a-hexamethyl-8-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)hexadecahydrochrysen-2(1H)-one.

Noun

shionone (uncountable)

  1. A tetracyclic triterpenoid ketone (1R,4aS,4bS,6aS,8R,10aR,10bS,12aS)-1,4b,6a,8,10a,12a-hexamethyl-8-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)hexadecahydrochrysen-2(1H)-one

Origin of shionone

? + -one

Questions about shionone

What does shionone mean?
Shionone means a tetracyclic triterpenoid ketone (1R,4aS,4bS,6aS,8R,10aR,10bS,12aS)-1,4b,6a,8,10a,12a-hexamethyl-8-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)hexadecahydrochrysen-2(1H)-one.
What part of speech is shionone?
Shionone is a noun.

Words near shionone in the dictionary

  1. Shiodome
  2. shiok
  3. shiokara
  4. Shiolan
  5. Shion
  6. shionone
  7. Shiori
  8. shioyaki
  9. ship
  10. ship a sea
  11. ship ahoy

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