Definitions

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  • noun organic chemistry Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.

Etymologies

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Archaea +‎ -ol; the archaeols are Archaea homologues of diacylglycerols.

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  • These biomarkers are lipid compounds with names like archaeol, crocetane and pentamethylicosane (PMI).

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  • The problem with the compound archaeol, however, is that it is easily broken down and often disappears over long periods of time.

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  • These biomarkers are lipid compounds with names like archaeol, crocetane and pentamethylicosane (PMI).

    SPACE.com 2008

  • These biomarkers are lipid compounds with names like archaeol, crocetane and pentamethylicosane (PMI).

    SPACE.com 2008

  • The problem with the compound archaeol, however, is that it is easily broken down and often disappears over long periods of time.

    SPACE.com 2008

  • These biomarkers are lipid compounds with names like archaeol, crocetane and pentamethylicosane (PMI).

    SPACE.com 2008

  • The problem with the compound archaeol, however, is that it is easily broken down and often disappears over long periods of time.

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  • It also draws on behavioral ecology, arti - ficial intelligence, genet - ics, ethology, anthropology, archaeol - ogy, biology, and zoology.

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  • These biomarkers are lipid compounds with names like archaeol, crocetane and pentamethylicosane (PMI).

    SPACE.com 2008

  • The problem with the compound archaeol, however, is that it is easily broken down and often disappears over long periods of time.

    SPACE.com 2008

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