sexdactyly

sexdactyly

plural of hexadecachoron

(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to an octahedron, constructed out of sixteen tetrahedra.

plural of hexadecachoron

plural of hexadecapeptide

(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated aliphatic alcohol containing 16 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds, but especially 10,12-hexadecadienol which is a component of the female sex pheromone of some insects

(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde containing 16 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds, but especially 10,12-hexadecadienal which is a component of the female sex pheromone of some insects

(biochemistry) Any oligopeptide that has sixteen amino acid components

(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 16 carbon atoms, but especially 1,16-hexadecanedioic acid