serricornin

S1E1R1R1I1C3O1R1N1I1N1

noun

the aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne)

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Meanings

nounserricornin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrythe aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne)

Origin

From serricorne + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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