archaeol
English
Etymology
Archaea + -ol; the archaeols are Archaea homologues of diacylglycerols.
Noun
archaeol (countable and uncountable, plural archaeols)
- (organic chemistry) Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.
Derived terms
- caldarchaeol