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butyryl

butyryl noun: the univalent radical C₃H₇COO- derived from butyric acid.

Noun

butyryl (plural butyryls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical C₃H₇COO- derived from butyric acid.

Forms of butyryl

pluralbutyryls

Words formed from butyryl

Questions about butyryl

What does butyryl mean?
Butyryl means the univalent radical C₃H₇COO- derived from butyric acid.
What part of speech is butyryl?
Butyryl is a noun.
What is the plural of butyryl?
The plural of butyryl is butyryls.

Words near butyryl in the dictionary

  1. butyrophenones
  2. butyrophilin
  3. butyrophilins
  4. butyrospermol
  5. butyrous
  6. butyryl
  7. butyrylation
  8. butyrylations
  9. butyrylcholine
  10. butyrylcholinesterase
  11. butyrylcholinesterases

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