oxocrinol

Meaning

Noun

  • A linear terpenoid derived from the seaweed Cystoseira crinita (species), 12-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-2-one

Origin

  • From species name crinita, a similar crinitol was named at the same time in 1976

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