chromanol

C3H4R1O1M3A1N1O1L1

noun

any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles formed by ring-closure from substituted quinones; examples with isoprene sidechains are the basis of numerous naturally occurring compounds, such as tocopherol

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounchromanol (plural chromanols)

plural chromanols

  1. chemistryany of a class of bicyclic heterocycles formed by ring-closure from substituted quinones; examples with isoprene sidechains are the basis of numerous naturally occurring compounds, such as tocopherol
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