octaketide

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noun

Any polyketide that has eight ketide groups

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Meanings

nounoctaketide (plural octaketides)

plural octaketides

  1. chemistryAny polyketide that has eight ketide groups

Origin

From octa- + ketide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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