archaeol

See also: archaeol.

English

Etymology

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

Noun

archaeol (countable and uncountable, plural archaeols)

1. (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