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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bicyclic ketone found in Cyperus species, with IUPAC name (4aS,7R)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-prop-1-en-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2-one uncountable

Etymology

Named after Cyperus + -one

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