mustakone

English

Etymology

Derived from the Hindi word मोथा (mustaka) for Cyperus rotundus. Named by V.H. Kapadia, B.A. Nagasampagi, V.G. Naik, Sukh Dev in 1965.

Noun

mustakone (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A tricyclic sesquiterpenoid with IUPAC name 1,5-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.0^2,7]dec-4-en-3-one