English Explanatory Dictionary

nepetalactone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bicyclic monoterpenoid found in catnip.

Word forms

nepetalactone

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin nepetabor. Translingual Nepeta Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English nepetalactone From Translingual Nepeta + English lactone.

Derived words

dihydronepetalactone epinepetalactone isodihydronepetalactone neonepetalactone
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