hexaprenyl

H4E1X8A1P3R1E1N1Y4L1

noun

The alkyl group composed of six prenyl (isoprenyl) groups concatenated 3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosahexaen-1-yl

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Meanings

nounhexaprenyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe alkyl group composed of six prenyl (isoprenyl) groups concatenated 3,7,11,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosahexaen-1-yl

Origin

From hexa- + prenyl.

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