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acetamidomethyl

acetamidomethyl noun: the radical CH₃-CO-NH-CH₂- that is used as a protecting group for thiols.

Noun

acetamidomethyl (plural acetamidomethyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The radical CH₃-CO-NH-CH₂- that is used as a protecting group for thiols

Forms of acetamidomethyl

pluralacetamidomethyls

Words formed from acetamidomethyl

Questions about acetamidomethyl

What does acetamidomethyl mean?
Acetamidomethyl means the radical CH₃-CO-NH-CH₂- that is used as a protecting group for thiols.
What part of speech is acetamidomethyl?
Acetamidomethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of acetamidomethyl?
The plural of acetamidomethyl is acetamidomethyls.

Words near acetamidomethyl in the dictionary

  1. acetamidobenzoate
  2. acetamidobenzoates
  3. acetamidocinnamate
  4. acetamidocinnamates
  5. acetamidohexanoic acid
  6. acetamidomethyl
  7. acetamidomethylation
  8. acetamidomethylations
  9. acetamidomethyls
  10. acetamidos
  11. acetamids

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