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acetoxymethyl

acetoxymethyl noun: the univalent radical CH₃-C(=O)-O-CH₂- derived from methyl acetate.

Noun

acetoxymethyl (plural acetoxymethyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical CH₃-C(=O)-O-CH₂- derived from methyl acetate.

Forms of acetoxymethyl

pluralacetoxymethyls

Origin of acetoxymethyl

From acetoxy + methyl.

Questions about acetoxymethyl

What does acetoxymethyl mean?
Acetoxymethyl means the univalent radical CH₃-C(=O)-O-CH₂- derived from methyl acetate.
What part of speech is acetoxymethyl?
Acetoxymethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of acetoxymethyl?
The plural of acetoxymethyl is acetoxymethyls.

Words near acetoxymethyl in the dictionary

  1. acetoxylation
  2. acetoxylations
  3. acetoxyls
  4. acetoxymatrine
  5. acetoxymatrines
  6. acetoxymethyl
  7. acetoxymethyls
  8. acetoxypalladation
  9. acetoxypalladations
  10. acetoxys
  11. acetozolamide

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