scytalone

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noun

A tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.

OriginLatin scytale ← Ancient Greek σκυτάλη →
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Meanings

nounscytalone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA tetralone derivative involved in certain redox reactions.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκυτάλη“club”
  2. Latinscytale
  3. Englishscytalone

From scytale + -one, from Latin scytale, from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη (skutálē, “club”).

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APA

scytalone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytalone

MLA

“scytalone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytalone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scytalone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytalone.

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