hexadecadienal

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noun

Any unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde containing 16 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds, but especially 10,12-hexadecadienal which is a component of the female sex pheromone of some insects

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Meanings

nounhexadecadienal (plural hexadecadienals)

plural hexadecadienals

  1. chemistryAny unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde containing 16 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds, but especially 10,12-hexadecadienal which is a component of the female sex pheromone of some insects
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