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aminoacyl

aminoacyl noun: any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.

Noun

aminoacyl (plural aminoacyls)

  1. Any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.

Forms of aminoacyl

pluralaminoacyls

Origin of aminoacyl

From amino + acyl.

Words formed from aminoacyl

Phrases with aminoacyl

Questions about aminoacyl

What does aminoacyl mean?
Aminoacyl means any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.
What part of speech is aminoacyl?
Aminoacyl is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoacyl?
The plural of aminoacyl is aminoacyls.

Words near aminoacyl in the dictionary

  1. aminoaciduric
  2. aminoacridine
  3. aminoacridines
  4. aminoactinomycin
  5. aminoactinomycins
  6. aminoacyl
  7. aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
  8. aminoacyl tRNA synthetases
  9. aminoacylase
  10. aminoacylases
  11. aminoacylate

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