Complete Definition of "alkenone"

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  1. organic chemistry Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone.
  2. biochemistry Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature.

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