oxocrinol

English

Etymology

From species name crinita, a similar crinitol was named at the same time in 1976.

Noun

oxocrinol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A linear terpenoid derived from the seaweed Cystoseira crinita, 12-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-2-one