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valeranone

valeranone noun: the sesquiterpenoid ketone (4aR,7S,8aS)-4a,8a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one present in the roots of valerian.

Noun

valeranone (uncountable)

  1. The sesquiterpenoid ketone (4aR,7S,8aS)-4a,8a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one present in the roots of valerian

Questions about valeranone

What does valeranone mean?
Valeranone means the sesquiterpenoid ketone (4aR,7S,8aS)-4a,8a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one present in the roots of valerian.
What part of speech is valeranone?
Valeranone is a noun.

Words near valeranone in the dictionary

  1. Valeraine
  2. valeral
  3. valeraldehyde
  4. valeramide
  5. valeramides
  6. valeranone
  7. Valeras
  8. valerate
  9. valerates
  10. valerene
  11. valerenic

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