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tricyclene

tricyclene noun: the tricyclic hydrocarbon 1,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]heptane.

Noun

tricyclene (uncountable)

  1. The tricyclic hydrocarbon 1,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]heptane
    • Among them, the candidate genes encoding geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPS) and (-)-alpha/beta-pinene synthase were up-regulated in the high oleoresin-yielding genotype, while tricyclene synthase revealed lower expression level, which was in good agreement with the GC/MS result.2015 July 14, “Genome-Wide Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with the High Yielding of Oleoresin in Secondary Xylem of Masson Pine ( Pinus massoniana Lamb) by Transcriptomic...

Questions about tricyclene

What does tricyclene mean?
Tricyclene means the tricyclic hydrocarbon 1,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]heptane.
What part of speech is tricyclene?
Tricyclene is a noun.

Words near tricyclene in the dictionary

  1. tricycle gear
  2. tricycle landing gear
  3. tricycle landing gears
  4. tricycled
  5. tricyclelike
  6. tricyclene
  7. tricycler
  8. tricyclers
  9. tricycles
  10. tricyclic
  11. tricyclics

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