heptacosadiene

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noun

Any of very many isomeric dialkenes having twenty-seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially (Z,Z) 7,11-heptacosadiene which is a courtship pheromone in fruit flies

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Meanings

nounheptacosadiene (plural heptacosadienes)

plural heptacosadienes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomeric dialkenes having twenty-seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially (Z,Z) 7,11-heptacosadiene which is a courtship pheromone in fruit flies

Origin

From hepta- + -cosa- + di- + -ene.

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APA

heptacosadiene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptacosadiene

MLA

“heptacosadiene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptacosadiene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptacosadiene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptacosadiene.

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