trienoic

T1R1I1E1N1O1I1C3

adjective

Describing a carboxylic acid (especially a polyunsaturated fatty acid) that has three double bonds in its chain

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Meanings

adjectivetrienoic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a carboxylic acid (especially a polyunsaturated fatty acid) that has three double bonds in its chain

    Additionally, the ratio of dienoic and trienoic fatty acids to total fatty acids was higher in TNG67.

    2015 July 2, Yang Y-W, Chen H-C, Jen W-F, Liu L-Y, Chang M-C, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Shoots and Roots of TNG67 and TCN1 Rice Seedlings under Cold Stress and Following Subsequent Recovery: Insights into Metabolic Pathways, Phytohormones, and Transcription Factors”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI

Origin

From triene + -oic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

retinoic
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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