ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Serricornin

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Serricornin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) the aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne).

Meaning

(organic chemistry) the aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sirenin, serinocyclin, cerosine, cerosin, myricitrin, scirpentriol.

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