heptadienal

English

Etymology

hepta- +‎ dienal

Noun

heptadienal (countable and uncountable, plural heptadienals)

1. (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic aldehyde having seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially 2,4-heptadienal.
   • 2016 February 26, “Toxic Diatom Aldehydes Affect Defence Gene Networks in Sea Urchins”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Our findings revealed that the expression levels of a large number of genes were modulated by the PUAs decadienal, heptadienal and octadienal.

Anagrams

• pentahalide