archaeol

A1R1C3H4A1E1O1L1

noun

Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.

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Meanings

nounarchaeol (countable and uncountable, plural archaeols)

plural archaeols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryDi-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.

Origin

From translingual Archaea + -ol; the archaeols are Archaea homologues of diacylglycerols.

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APA

archaeol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeol

MLA

“archaeol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archaeol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeol.

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