Usually means: Unsaturated ketones derived from alkenes.
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  1. alkenone: Merriam-Webster
  2. alkenone: Wiktionary
  3. Alkenone: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. alkenone: Merriam-Webster

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noun:  (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone
noun:  (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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