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acetylmuramyl

acetylmuramyl noun: the univalent radical derived from acetylmuramic acid.

Noun

acetylmuramyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from acetylmuramic acid

Origin of acetylmuramyl

From acetyl + muramyl.

Questions about acetylmuramyl

What does acetylmuramyl mean?
Acetylmuramyl means the univalent radical derived from acetylmuramic acid.
What part of speech is acetylmuramyl?
Acetylmuramyl is a noun.

Words near acetylmuramyl in the dictionary

  1. acetylmuramic acid
  2. acetylmuramidase
  3. acetylmuramidases
  4. acetylmuramoyl
  5. acetylmuramoyls
  6. acetylmuramyl
  7. acetylneuraminate
  8. acetylneuraminates
  9. acetylneuraminic
  10. acetylneuraminic acid
  11. acetylneuraminic acids

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