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ceryl

ceryl noun: a radical, C₂₇H₅₅, supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from waxes.

Noun

ceryl (uncountable)

  1. A radical, C₂₇H₅₅, supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from waxes.

Origin of ceryl

From Latin cera (“wax”) + -yl.

Questions about ceryl

What does ceryl mean?
Ceryl means a radical, C₂₇H₅₅, supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from waxes.
What part of speech is ceryl?
Ceryl is a noun.

Words near ceryl in the dictionary

  1. Cervone
  2. Cervones
  3. cervonic acid
  4. Cervula
  5. Cervulus
  6. ceryl
  7. cerylid
  8. cerylids
  9. cerylonid
  10. cerylonids
  11. Ceryneia

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