Secocarotenoid
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Secocarotenoid is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any carotenoid based on a triterpenoid, rather than the normal tetraterpenoid backbone.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any carotenoid based on a triterpenoid, rather than the normal tetraterpenoid backbone.
Word Forms
- secocarotenoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ketocarotenoid, carotenone, diapocarotenoid, pterocarpanoid, norcarotenoid, hydroxycarotenoid.
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