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butoxy

butoxy noun: the ether radical derived from butanol.

Noun

butoxy (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The ether radical derived from butanol

Words formed from butoxy

Questions about butoxy

What does butoxy mean?
Butoxy means the ether radical derived from butanol.
What part of speech is butoxy?
Butoxy is a noun.

Words near butoxy in the dictionary

  1. butorphanol
  2. Butow
  3. butoxamine
  4. butoxide
  5. butoxides
  6. butoxy
  7. butoxyethanol
  8. butoxylate
  9. butralin
  10. butriptyline
  11. buts

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