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alkoxyl

alkoxyl noun: the alkoxy radical.

Noun

alkoxyl (plural alkoxyls)

  1. The alkoxy radical
    • ROS can be grouped into oxygen-centered radicals: hydroxyl radical (·OH), peroxyl radical (ROO·), alkoxyl radical (RO·), superoxide anion (·O 2 –) and oxygen-centered non-radicals: singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) [ 3 ].2015 April 2, Babatunji Emmanuel Oyinloye et al., “Reactive Oxygen Species, Apoptosis, Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Inflammatory Diseases”, in Pharmaceuticals, volume 8, →DOI

Forms of alkoxyl

pluralalkoxyls

Origin of alkoxyl

From alkoxy + -yl.

Words formed from alkoxyl

Questions about alkoxyl

What does alkoxyl mean?
Alkoxyl means the alkoxy radical.
What part of speech is alkoxyl?
Alkoxyl is a noun.
What is the plural of alkoxyl?
The plural of alkoxyl is alkoxyls.

Words near alkoxyl in the dictionary

  1. alkoxycarbonyls
  2. alkoxycyclization
  3. alkoxycyclizations
  4. alkoxyethyl
  5. alkoxyethyls
  6. alkoxyl
  7. alkoxylate
  8. alkoxylated
  9. alkoxylates
  10. alkoxylation
  11. alkoxylations

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