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adenosyl

adenosyl noun: the univalent radical derived from adenosine.

Noun

adenosyl (plural adenosyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from adenosine

Forms of adenosyl

pluraladenosyls

Origin of adenosyl

From adenosine + -yl.

Words formed from adenosyl

Questions about adenosyl

What does adenosyl mean?
Adenosyl means the univalent radical derived from adenosine.
What part of speech is adenosyl?
Adenosyl is a noun.
What is the plural of adenosyl?
The plural of adenosyl is adenosyls.

Words near adenosyl in the dictionary

  1. adenosis
  2. adenosquamocarcinoma
  3. adenosquamocarcinomas
  4. adenosquamous
  5. adenostyle
  6. adenosyl
  7. adenosylated
  8. adenosylation
  9. adenosylations
  10. adenosylcobalamin
  11. adenosylhomocysteinase

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