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arachidoyl

arachidoyl noun: a univalent radical formally derived from arachidic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.

Noun

arachidoyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical formally derived from arachidic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.

Origin of arachidoyl

From arachidic + -yl.

Questions about arachidoyl

What does arachidoyl mean?
Arachidoyl means a univalent radical formally derived from arachidic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is arachidoyl?
Arachidoyl is a noun.

Words near arachidoyl in the dictionary

  1. arachidonoylglycerol
  2. arachidonyl
  3. arachidonylated
  4. arachidonylethanolamide
  5. arachidonyls
  6. arachidoyl
  7. arachiform
  8. arachin
  9. arachn-
  10. Arachne
  11. arachnean

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