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cyanoacetyl

cyanoacetyl noun: the univalent radical NC-CH₂-CO- derived from cyanoacetic acid.

Noun

cyanoacetyl (plural cyanoacetyls)

  1. The univalent radical NC-CH₂-CO- derived from cyanoacetic acid

Forms of cyanoacetyl

pluralcyanoacetyls

Origin of cyanoacetyl

From cyano- + acetyl.

Questions about cyanoacetyl

What does cyanoacetyl mean?
Cyanoacetyl means the univalent radical NC-CH₂-CO- derived from cyanoacetic acid.
What part of speech is cyanoacetyl?
Cyanoacetyl is a noun.
What is the plural of cyanoacetyl?
The plural of cyanoacetyl is cyanoacetyls.

Words near cyanoacetyl in the dictionary

  1. cyanoacetamide
  2. cyanoacetate
  3. cyanoacetates
  4. cyanoacetic
  5. cyanoacetic acid
  6. cyanoacetyl
  7. cyanoacetylene
  8. cyanoacetylenes
  9. cyanoacetyls
  10. cyanoacrylamide
  11. cyanoacrylate

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