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sulcatone

sulcatone noun: the unsaturated aliphatic ketone 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one.

Noun

sulcatone (uncountable)

  1. The unsaturated aliphatic ketone 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one

Origin of sulcatone

From translingual sulcata + -one, after the plant species Ouratea sulcata.

Questions about sulcatone

What does sulcatone mean?
Sulcatone means the unsaturated aliphatic ketone 6-methylhept-5-en-2-one.
What part of speech is sulcatone?
Sulcatone is a noun.

Words near sulcatone in the dictionary

  1. sulcated
  2. sulcately
  3. sulcation
  4. sulcations
  5. sulcatol
  6. sulcatone
  7. sulci
  8. sulcification
  9. sulciform
  10. sulclamide
  11. sulcogyral

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