geranylgeraniol

English

Etymology

From geranyl +‎ geraniol.

Noun

geranylgeraniol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The diterpenoid alcohol 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatraen-1-ol that induces apoptosis, and is involved in protein isoprenylation
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