Alkenone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alkenone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone.
More Meanings
- (biochemistry) Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature
Word Forms
- alkenones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chain, alkanone, cycloalkenone, alkenyl, alkenal, cycloalkanone.
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