phytoene

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phytoene

Skeletal formula of phytoene

Etymology edit

From phyto- +‎ -ene.

Noun edit

phytoene (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) An acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments

Anagrams edit

hypnotee, neophyte

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