Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octadecanoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tade-canoid
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Relating to octadecanoic acid and its derivatives, but especially to polyunsaturated forms that are involved in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid

Example Sentences

"Many OPRs are part of the octadecanoid pathway that converts linolenic acid to jasmonic acid (JA), but 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid can also act as a mediator in the defence against necrotrophic pathogens."

Inflected Forms

octadecanoids (plural)

Questions

What does octadecanoid mean?: Relating to octadecanoic acid and its derivatives, but especially to polyunsaturated forms that are involved in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid

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