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- noun organic chemistry Any of several
isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having six carbon atoms and onedouble bond
Etymologies
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From hexene + -al
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Similarly, there were increases in the levels of 4-hydroxy-2-hexenal-derived lipid peroxidation products in wild-type mice, which were also reduced in the transgenic mice.
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