See Also: goon(dictionary)
goon(dictionary)
Goon - Ice Hockey(gambling)

sedoheptulose (iou) and goon (oh)


sedoheptulose (iou)



sedoheptulose noun. E20.
[from SEDUM + -O- + HEPT(A- + -ULOSE2.]
Chemistry. A heptose which is found in the leaves of certain plants of the genus Sedum (notably S. spectabile), and, as a phosphate, as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism in animals.
Also sedoheptose noun E-M20.

goon (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Partly from gooney 'stupid person' (16-19 centuries); partly from Alice the Goon, character invented by the U.S. cartoonist E. C. Segar]
especially BrE a silly or stupid person
especially AmE a violent criminal who is paid to frighten or attack people