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Meaning of alkenone in English:

alkenone

Pronunciation /ˈalkɪnəʊn/

noun

Chemistry Geology

  • A ketone containing an unsaturated hydrocarbon group with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.

    Many unsaturated long-chain alkenones are produced by certain phytoplankton, and the distribution of alkenones in sediments and their degree of unsaturation have been used as a means of determining past sea temperatures.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in U.S. Patents. From alkene + -one.