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acetoxyl

acetoxyl noun: the acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent.

Noun

acetoxyl (plural acetoxyls)

  1. The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent

Forms of acetoxyl

pluralacetoxyls

Questions about acetoxyl

What does acetoxyl mean?
Acetoxyl means the acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent.
What part of speech is acetoxyl?
Acetoxyl is a noun.
What is the plural of acetoxyl?
The plural of acetoxyl is acetoxyls.

Words near acetoxyl in the dictionary

  1. acetoxycholesterol
  2. acetoxycholesterols
  3. acetoxycrenulatin
  4. acetoxycycloheximide
  5. acetoxyketobemidone
  6. acetoxyl
  7. acetoxylated
  8. acetoxylating
  9. acetoxylation
  10. acetoxylations
  11. acetoxyls

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