alkenone
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Noun[edit]
alkenone (plural alkenones)
- (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone
- (biochemistry) Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature