Meanings
nounmonochamol (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe pheromone 2-undecyloxyethan-1-ol
Furthermore, a close structural analog of monochamol, 4-(n-heptyloxy)butan-1-ol, is produced by male A.
2015 August 5, “Identification of a Male-Produced Pheromone Component of the Citrus Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora chinensis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From translingual Monochamus (“genus of longhorn beetles”) + -ol.
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monochamol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochamol
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“monochamol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochamol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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