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butanoyl

butanoyl noun: a univalent radical derived from butanoic acid.

Noun

butanoyl (plural butanoyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from butanoic acid

Forms of butanoyl

pluralbutanoyls

Words formed from butanoyl

Questions about butanoyl

What does butanoyl mean?
Butanoyl means a univalent radical derived from butanoic acid.
What part of speech is butanoyl?
Butanoyl is a noun.
What is the plural of butanoyl?
The plural of butanoyl is butanoyls.

Words near butanoyl in the dictionary

  1. butanolides
  2. butanolids
  3. butanols
  4. butanone
  5. butanones
  6. butanoyl
  7. butanoylation
  8. butanoyls
  9. butanserin
  10. butantrone
  11. butaperazine

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