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caproylation

caproylation noun: a reaction that introduces a caproyl group into a molecule.

Noun

caproylation (uncountable)

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

Origin of caproylation

From caproyl + -ation.

Questions about caproylation

What does caproylation mean?
Caproylation means a reaction that introduces a caproyl group into a molecule.
What part of speech is caproylation?
Caproylation is a noun.

Words near caproylation in the dictionary

  1. Caprons
  2. caprovine
  3. caprovines
  4. caproxamine
  5. caproyl
  6. caproylation
  7. caproyls
  8. capryl
  9. caprylaldehyde
  10. caprylate
  11. caprylates

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