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butanoylation

butanoylation noun: a reaction that introduces a butanoyl group into a molecule.

Noun

butanoylation (uncountable)

  1. A reaction that introduces a butanoyl group into a molecule

Origin of butanoylation

From butanoyl + -ation.

Questions about butanoylation

What does butanoylation mean?
Butanoylation means a reaction that introduces a butanoyl group into a molecule.
What part of speech is butanoylation?
Butanoylation is a noun.

Words near butanoylation in the dictionary

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

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