nepetalactone

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What does nepetalactone mean?

A bicyclic monoterpenoid found in catnip.

Where does nepetalactone come from?

Etymology tree Latin nepetabor. Translingual Nepeta Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English nepetalactone From Translingual Nepeta + English lactone.

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