English Explanatory Dictionary

serricornin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the aliphatic hydroxyketone 7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethylnonan-3-one which is the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne)

Word forms

serricornin

Etymology

From serricorne + -in.

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